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In June 1912, the small town of Villisca, Iowa, awoke to a nightmare. Eight people, including six children, were found brutally murdered inside a quiet white house on East 2nd Street. The doors were locked, mirrors were covered, and more than a century later, the question still echoes: who wielded the axe that night?

Join us as we follow the trail of one of America’s most haunting unsolved murders, through the tangled investigations, shifting suspects, and eerie aftermath that still lingers in the town of Villisca today.

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Sources & References

Suarez, Michel. - The Villisca Murders Axe, Sleep, Repeat

https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/villisca-axe-murders

Villisca Axe Murder House Official Site – https://www.villiscaiowa.com

archival documents 1912–1917)

James, Bill & McCarthy James, Rachel. – The Man from the Train

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