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The Villisca Axe Murders: A Night of Silence and Steel | The Missing Files
In this episode of The Missing Files, host Sally Calhoun examines the harrowing and unsolved Villisca Axe Murders of June 1912 in Iowa. This true crime deep dive explores how eight members of the Moore family and two guest sisters were brutally bludgeoned to death in their home, leaving behind a scene defined by eerie silence, covered mirrors, and an abandoned slab of bacon. The narrative reconstructs the timeline from the Children’s Day Program to the gruesome discovery by neighbor Mary Peckham and brother-in-law Ross Moore, detailing the methodical nature of the attacks that destroyed…
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