The Villisca Axe Murder House
Nearly lost among the rolling hills and fields of southwestern Iowa is the tiny town of Villisca; a quiet, peaceful place of only a few hundred people —- and one tragic and enduring mystery. It was here, in June 1912, that a horrific mass murder took place, wiping out an entire family. Sometime during the night, a person or persons unknown entered the house and bludgeoned to death the eight people sleeping there. These killings, known thereafter as the “Villisca Axe Murders,”is easily the most notorious murder in Iowa history.The murder was never solved, casting a pall over Villisca that still lingers today.
Nearly lost among the rolling hills and fields of southwestern Iowa is the tiny town of Villisca; a quiet, peaceful place of only a few hundred people —- and one tragic and enduring mystery. It was here, in June 1912, that a horrific mass murder took place, wiping out an entire family. Sometime during the night, a person or persons unknown entered the house and bludgeoned to death the eight people sleeping there. These killings, known thereafter as the “Villisca Axe Murders,”is easily the most notorious murder in Iowa history.The murder was never solved, casting a pall over Villisca that still lingers today.
And this dark cloud may not be the only thing still lingering here. There are many who believe that the spirits of the murdered family may still remain here as well, their ghosts haunting the old house where they once lived and tragically died.
According to the official site of the Villisca house, visits by paranormal investigators have provided audio, video and photographic proof of paranormal activity. Tours have been cut short by children’s voices, falling lamps, moving ladders and flying objects. Psychics have confirmed the presence of spirits dwelling in the home and many have actually communicated with them, and skeptics have left believers.
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