Eight people murdered in their beds with an axe, killer never caught. The Villisca case haunts investigators 113 years later.
In 1912, six children and two adults were slaughtered in a small Iowa farmhouse while they slept. The killer locked the doors from the inside, covered every mirror, and left the murder weapon leaning against the wall. Despite 200+ suspects and multiple trials, no one was ever convicted.
We examine:
- Reverend George Kelly's suspicious behavior and false confession
- The "peeping tom" seen at the Moore house days before
- Why the killer covered all the mirrors and windows
- Senator Frank Jones's alleged revenge motive
- The Paola, Kansas axe murders 8 weeks later (copycat or same killer?)
- 2025 DNA technology that could finally solve this cold case
New evidence suggests the killer may have stayed in the house for hours after the murders. Subscribe for weekly updates on America's most terrifying unsolved murder mysteries.
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