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Betty Dolly Sodder Missing Person Case

Last seen in Fayetteville, West Virginia on Dec 24, 1945

Victim Details

Jan 28, 2026

Jan 28, 2026

Betty

Dolly Sodder

85

5

Unknown inches

White

Female

Dec 24, 1945

Fayetteville

West Virginia

Fayetteville

Fayetteville Police Departmen

304-574-0255

07/02/2026

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On Christmas Eve of 1945, a fire destroyed the Fayetteville, West Virginia home of George and Jennie Sodder, leading to the disappearance of five of their ten children, including 5-year-old Betty Dolly Sodder. That night, Betty, along with her siblings Maurice, Martha, Louis, and Jennie, had been allowed to stay up late to play with new toys. Their parents and four other siblings escaped the blaze, but the five children who had stayed up were never seen again. The fire consumed the house in less ...
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Last Seen: Dec 24, 1945

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  • Betty Dolly Sodder - The Charley Project
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