Episode 36: The Villisca Axe Murders

Based on a True Crime by Chelsea and David

Oct 23, 201853:36Society & Culture

Late one night in June of 1912, eight people were bludgeoned to death in a house in Villisca, Iowa. Although several suspects were named, and even put on trial, the case remains unsolved. The Villisca axe murder house re...

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