The Horrific Details of the Villisca Axe Murders That Are Still Unsolved
A mystery that remains a century later.
On 10th June 1912, all eight people staying at a family home in Villisca, Iowa, were murdered by an axe-wielding assailant. The murderer killed two adults and six children.
Since that day, the house has remained uninhabited; a simple sign out the front reads 'Villisca Axe Murder House.'
The night of the murder
On a sunny evening in June, the Moore family s…