Mystery: The Villisca Axe Murders

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Mystery: The Villisca Axe Murders

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In the evening of June 9, 1912, a gruesome discovery was made. Eight victims, including two children, had been brutally murdered with an axe in Villisca, Iowa.

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May 20, 2022

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