If you know true crime then you know The Villisca Axe Murders. In 1912 an entire family and two house guests were brutally killed in their sleep by a cold blooded beast. There have been a couple suspects over the years, but somehow this case remains officially unsolved. The details are spine chilling, but the case itself is one of the most fascinating.

Amazing sources used for this episode include:

The Man From The Train by Bill James

A Nightmare in Villisca By Richard Estep

Villisca by Roy Marshall

1912 Villisca Axe Murders Blog

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