In part two of The Villisca Axe Murders Alaina goes DEEP into the many suspects involved in the case. We’ve got a lot of crazy characters this time around. Turns out Josiah Moore had a mistress who was linked to one of his enemies, there’s also a detective who turns up with nefarious intentions, and finally blame gets shifted to a potential serial killer in the area. And of course to finish things off we’ll get into the haunting of the home which includes a pretty recent life threatening event.
The Man From The Train by Bill James
A Nightmare in Villisca by Richard Estep
Villisca by Roy Marshall
The 1910s Axe Murders by Beth H. Klingensmith <~~Great Thesis on case!
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The 1912 Villisca Axe Murders blog
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