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Episode 272: The Villisca Axe Murders Part 2

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Murder Is Not a Robbery

The bodies of William showman, his wife and their two young children were found in a Kansas home. The family had been killed with an axe that was taken from a neighbor's yard. A sheet was put over the phone because phones at the time had those ves on top that look like eyes. Some researchers think he didn't want the phone to ring as it would muffle the noise if it rang.

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