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Murder with an Axe
07:23 - 14:44 (07:21)
A man enters a house with an axe and an oil lamp, and uses the flat side of the axe to kill the occupant of the house. Axes were common in households back in the day and were called weapons of convenience.
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Late at night someone crept into a house in Villisca, Iowa and murdered the Stillinger girls and their family with an axe, and to this day, the case remains unsolved.
07:23 - 08:53 (01:30)
Summary
Late at night someone crept into a house in Villisca, Iowa and murdered the Stillinger girls and their family with an axe, and to this day, the case remains unsolved.
ChapterMurder with an Axe
EpisodeSelects: Who Committed the 1912 Villisca Ax Murders?
PodcastStuff You Should Know
This podcast explains why there were so many axe murderers in certain periods of American history - because every single household had an axe, making it a weapon of convenience.
08:53 - 10:04 (01:11)
Summary
This podcast explains why there were so many axe murderers in certain periods of American history - because every single household had an axe, making it a weapon of convenience. Even today, killing someone with a mailbox may be more challenging due to its rarity in households.
ChapterMurder with an Axe
EpisodeSelects: Who Committed the 1912 Villisca Ax Murders?
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The killer in the Villisca Axe Murders case took an oil lamp from the dresser, bent the wick down and crept into Joe and Sarah's room.
10:04 - 11:37 (01:32)
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The killer in the Villisca Axe Murders case took an oil lamp from the dresser, bent the wick down and crept into Joe and Sarah's room. He delivered the blow to Joe with the flat side of the axe and even gouged the ceiling in doing so.
ChapterMurder with an Axe
EpisodeSelects: Who Committed the 1912 Villisca Ax Murders?
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The Villisca Axe Murders were a chilling event in 1912, where an entire family and some of their guests were killed by an unidentified perpetrator using an axe.
11:37 - 12:41 (01:04)
Summary
The Villisca Axe Murders were a chilling event in 1912, where an entire family and some of their guests were killed by an unidentified perpetrator using an axe. The killer killed them all in their sleep, and possibly could have killed them as they woke.
ChapterMurder with an Axe
EpisodeSelects: Who Committed the 1912 Villisca Ax Murders?
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The Villisca Axe Murder House is a historical landmark located in Villisca, Iowa where eight people, including six children, were brutally murdered in 1912 by an unknown killer who was never caught.
12:41 - 14:44 (02:02)
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The Villisca Axe Murder House is a historical landmark located in Villisca, Iowa where eight people, including six children, were brutally murdered in 1912 by an unknown killer who was never caught. The murderer's actions, such as excessively bashing the victims' faces, have been speculated to have been motivated by extreme anger and a need to avoid being seen by the victims.