In 1945, five Sodder children vanished during a house fire on Christmas morning in West Virginia—no bodies were ever found. Now, 80 years later, newly discovered case records and a family descendant's investigation suggest the children may have been kidnapped as part of an insurance scheme, not killed in the blaze. Fire experts confirm no house fire burns hot enough to destroy human remains completely. Multiple fire experts confirm a 30-45 minute house fire cannot completely incinerate human bones; cremation requires approximately 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit for two hours and still leaves skull and femur fragments.