Eight victims, one axe, and a century of silence. Who destroyed the Moore family?

On a quiet night in June 1912, a killer crept into a white frame house in Villisca, Iowa, and brutally murdered Josiah and Sarah Moore, their four children, and two visiting neighbors while they slept. Over 100 years later, the Villisca Axe Murders remain one of the most haunting cold cases in American history.

In this episode, we explore the terrifying details of the crime scene—where mirrors were strangely covered and the murder weapon was left behind—and the disastrous investigation that followed, where hundreds of townspeople trampled through the house, destroying crucial evidence. We dive into the two main theories: Was it a "hit" ordered by a powerful State Senator with a grudge, or the work of a serial killer known as the "Traveling Axeman" who used the railroad to hunt?.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 - Intro: The most perplexing cold case in American history

• 00:39 - The Setting: Villisca, Iowa—a town where nobody locked their doors

• 01:00 - The Victims: The tragedy of the Moore family and the Stillinger sisters

• 01:43 - The Timeline: A normal church program before the horror

• 02:01 - The Scene: How hundreds of tourists destroyed the crime scene

• 02:57 - Theory 1: The Local Feud involving Senator Frank F. Jones

• 04:19 - Theory 2: The "Traveling Axeman" serial killer hypothesis

• 05:58 - Legacy: From tragedy to "Ghost Adventure" tourist attraction

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