In this episode of Grim and Guilty, Diane Kimberly dives into the mysterious case of the Sodder family, whose five children disappeared during a fire on Christmas Eve in 1945. The episode explores the family's relentless search for answers, the theories surrounding the fire, and the haunting legend of La Llorona, a figure in Latin American folklore that reflects deep cultural and societal issues.

Sources -

* Smithsonian Magazine:

[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-happened-sodder-children-siblings-who-went-up-in-smoke-west-virginia-house-fire-172429802/](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-happened-sodder-children-siblings-who-went-up-in-smoke-west-virginia-house-fire-172429802/)

* Wikipedia:

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodder\_children\_disappearance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodder_children_disappearance)

* The Independent:

[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/christmas-house-fire-west-virginia-missing-children-b2040216.html](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/christmas-house-fire-west-virginia-missing-children-b2040216.html)

* Casefile Podcast Ep.192:

[https://casefilepodcast.com/case-192-the-sodder-children/](https://casefilepodcast.com/case-192-the-sodder-children/)

*ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-25/the-mystery-of-the-vanished-sodder-children/103245390

* Smithsonian Magazine: [La Llorona’s Evolution](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/la-llorona-weeping-woman-latin-american-ghost-story-180971092/

* National Geographic: [Day of the Dead Folklore](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/day-of-the-dead

* JSTOR Daily: [Folklore and Feminism in La Llorona](https://daily.jstor.org/the-weeping-woman-la-llorona-and-the-myth-of-the-mad-mother/

* History Channel: [Urban Legends: La Llorona](https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/la-llorona

* NPR: [La Llorona in the American Southwest](https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128490848