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Join the Boozy Bitches as they discuss the Villisca Axe Murders from 1912.  Who committed this crime, and why?  And did the events of that night lead to the hauntings being investigated today?  Decide for yourself when you hear the evidence about one of the the most horrific unsolved crimes in American history. 

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This episode on the Villisca Axe Murder House, was recorded live inside the Villisca House, back in September of 2021. And guess what? Host Amber knew nothing about the history of the Villisca house before we started recording. 

Listen as Jennifer tells Amber the history of the house, from inside the house's living room. 

And, not only did Amber and Jennifer record an episode in the house, we spent the night there, recording the next morning and documented if anything occurred during the night. 

The Villisca axe murders occurred between June 9, 1912, and June 10, 1912, in the town of Villisca, Iowa. All six members of the Moore family and the two Stillinger sisters were found murdered in the house. All eight victims, (including six children), were bludgeoned with an axe. The reason for the murders and the murder(s) were never found.

We start the episode discussing if visiting places where people were murdered is in bad taste. You can make an argument for both sides.

Tune in as we discuss suspects in this unsolved case, if the house itself is haunted, and if so, who is haunting the house.

Want to learn about the Villisca house and our creepy night? Listen now!

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It’s finally October, the best month of the year, and time for Better Than Human's spooky Halloween Episodes. We start the month off with a BOO and an episode on the Villisca Axe Murder House, recorded live in the Villisca House itself. Poor, poor Amber knew nothing about what happened in the house before recording. 

Not only did Amber and Jennifer record an episode in the house on the murders that happened there, we spent the night in the house. 

The Villisca axe murders occurred between June 9, 1912, and June 10, 1912, in the town of Villisca, Iowa. All six members of the Moore family and the two Stillinger sisters were found murdered in the house. All eight victims, (including six children), were bludgeoned with an axe. The reason for the murders and the murder(s) were never found.

We start the episode discussing if visiting places where people were murdered is in bad taste. You can make an argument for both sides.

Then Jennifer tells Amber the history of the house, and the murders that took place in the house that we are recording in.  We discuss suspects in this unsolved case, if the house itself is haunted, and if so, who is haunting the house.

Want to learn about the Villisca house and our creepy night? Listen now!

For more information on us, visit our website at betterthanhumanpodcast.com

Follow us on Twitter @betterthanhuma1

on Facebook @betterthanhumanpodcast

on Instagram @betterthanhumanpodcast

https://www.tiktok.com/@betterthanhumanpodcast

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We look forward to hearing from you, and we look forward to you joining our cult of weirdness!

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On June 12, 1912, the residents of Villisca, Iowa woke to find their small town changed forever. Sometime during the night the well-known Moore family and their two overnight guests were killed in their beds. The murder weapon: an ax taken from the Moore property. Left behind was a crime scene so horrifying and odd that people are still trying to make sense of it over one hundred years later. 

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In the early 20th century, a series of families were murdered over the course of nearly two decades, including the infamous Villisca Axe Murders. Many theories have abounded over the years, but a 2017 true crime book connects the dots - and proposes a theory that the murders were all committed by one person, making this man one of the most prolific serial killers in history.

Rachel McCarthy James, co-author of The Man From the Train, joins The DMPL Podcast today. Together with her father Bill James (of baseball analytics fame), they researched this century-old mystery, connecting dots on the string of gruesome crimes. She talks about how her father roped her into becoming a researcher for the novel, the points of agreement and contention they had, and how she tracked down stories and information from rural newspapers that were more than a century old. 

One cold night in 1912, four small children and their parents, along with two small overnight guests were brutally murdered with an axe in their sleep by an assailant that has never been identified.  We discuss this creepy and terribly tragic case that has marked the town of Villisca, Iowa forever, while a few others chime in with a some seemingly supernatural experiences from within this house about 100 years later.

In a quiet neighborhood, just a few blocks away from Villisca's downtown, stands a very ordinary looking white frame house. The crime that took place here was anything, but ordinary. Six children and two adults would go to sleep on the evening of June 9th in 1912 and never wake up. A neighbor and family member would find the six members of the J.B. Moore family dead, along with Lena and Ina Stillinger. The crime scene was horrific and bloody since all the victims were killed with an axe. The murders were never solved and justice never came. We featured the house back when the podcast first launched in October of 2014 on episode 7. I never imagined that I would eventually visit and tour the house, much less spend an evening sleeping inside. Join myself, Kelly and three listeners on this investigation of the Villisca Axe Murder House. The Moment in Oddity was suggested by Nicole Capps Dixon and features the Boojum of North Carolina and This Month in History features the Veil of Our Lady appearing.

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To this day, the brutal 1912 axe murder of an entire family in Villisca, Iowa remains unsolved. In this episode we explore the evidence, discuss possible suspects, and wonder if this murder could be tied to any others.

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On today's episode, we feature fecal transplants in our Moment in Oddity and the patenting of barbed wire for This Day in History.  The main subject of the show is the horrific true crime, unsolved mystery and haunting of the Moore home in Villisca, Iowa.  The infamous crime resulted in the deaths of six family members and two young girls that were staying overnight and the weapon used was an axe.  Paranormal groups have reported strange events in the house for years.  Is this home haunted?  Who haunts it?  Is it the family or have paranormal groups brought attachments?  Listen in for all the details and then you decide.

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