EPISODE · Dec 30, 2025 · 39 MIN
Inside Breeze Knoll, John List and the House That Went Silent
from The Treehouse In The Woods · host Tree House
In November 1971, the List family vanished from their home in Westfield, New Jersey — and no one noticed for nearly a month.What investigators eventually discovered inside the Breeze Knoll mansion would become one of the most chilling family annihilation cases in American true crime history. John List methodically murdered his wife, mother, and three children, stacked their bodies in the ballroom, wrote detailed letters explaining his actions… and then disappeared.For nearly 18 years, John List lived under a new identity while the house that went silent sat abandoned, decaying, and becoming a magnet for rumors, trespassers, and fear.
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In November 1971, the List family vanished from their home in Westfield, New Jersey — and no one noticed for nearly a month.What investigators eventually discovered inside the Breeze Knoll mansion would become one of the most chilling family annihilation cases in American true crime history. John List methodically murdered his wife, mother, and three children, stacked their bodies in the ballroom, wrote detailed letters explaining his actions… and then disappeared.For nearly 18 years, John List lived under a new identity while the house that went silent sat abandoned, decaying, and becoming a magnet for rumors, trespassers, and fear.
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