Villisca axe murders
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Search complete. 4 mentions across 3 episodes found for "Villisca axe murders".
Oct 7, 2026
SaraHOST
Oh, there's so many to choose from.
SaraHOST
But this year, we are going to do the Villisca Axe Murders, an unsolved crime from turn of the century Iowa.
EmilyHOST
Truly one of the, I don't want to say best, that feels insensitive.
EmilyHOST
Notorious.
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SaraHOST
Yeah, but I was like, I don't believe it's a thing that happens.
EmilyHOST
As a person who can't have that imagery in their head when they go to sleep tonight, it's bullshit.
SaraHOST
Well, that is the story of the Villisca Axe murders and the house that was left behind.
SaraHOST
And I hope everybody has sweet dreams thinking about the spooky fog in their house.
Carman CarrionHOST
He died in 1959.
Carman CarrionHOST
No one else was ever tried for the Villisca axe murders.
Carman CarrionHOST
George Kelly is one of the most fascinating figures in the history of American criminal investigation.
Carman CarrionHOST
And not necessarily because he was a killer.
Carman CarrionHOST
He died in 1959.
Carman CarrionHOST
No one else was ever tried for the Villisca axe murders.
Carman CarrionHOST
George Kelly is one of the most fascinating figures in the history of American criminal investigation, and not necessarily because he was a killer.
Carman CarrionHOST
He's fascinating because he represents two very different possibilities that look almost exactly the same from the outside.