The Villisca Axe Murders: The Family, the Guests, and the Locked Doors (E178)

In the early hours of June 10, 1912, the quiet town of Villisca, Iowa, awoke to a scene of unimaginable horror. Inside the home of the Moore family, eight people including six children had been murdered with an axe while they slept.The victims included the Moore family and two young sisters who had spent the night after attending a church event. The killer appeared to move silently through the house, leaving behind a crime scene filled with strange details: covered mirrors, a missing murder weapon, and doors that had been locked from the inside.More than a century later, despite numerous suspects, confessions, and investigations, the Villisca Axe Murders remain one of America's most chilling unsolved crimes.