99: MYSTERY | Villisca Axe Murders & Haunting

Avery After Dark

Avery Ross

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, True Crime

4.8 • 746 Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

1 night, 8 murders. The Villisca Axe Murders are one of the most notorious unsolved cases in American history. In June 1912, all eight people inside the Moore family's house in Villisca, Iowa were murdered by an axe-wielding assailant. The community was in shock, no one had ever heard of anything so heinous. Everyone in the small town became a suspect at one point or another

To this day, the true identity of the killer remains a mystery. The Moore house still stands and the tragic events from that June night clearly left a mark on the home. As it's one of the most haunted spots on America. Join me as we discuss the notorious Villisca Axe Murders & The Haunting of the Moore House

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0:00.0	On a warm summer night, residents in the town of Valiska, Iowa, blissfully fell asleep. Unaware, this would be the last
0:23.2	good night's rest they would have for a long time. The next morning, the horrific news broke. A well-known
0:29.3	local family, the Moors, plus two of their overnight guests, had been murdered in their beds as they
0:36.1	slept. One night, eight murders. It became the most notorious
0:40.8	case in Iowa history. It threw the small town into a panic. The close-knit community had never seen
0:47.5	anything so brutal. Was this a serial killer? Or was the murderer a resident of Alyska?
0:54.0	Neighbors started turning on neighbors. Everyone in town was a suspect. And despite years of
0:59.3	investigations, multiple grand jury hearings, and a murder trial, the case remains unsolved.
1:06.3	And today, the Veliska Axe House still stands. After the crimes, a number of families moved in, but no one stayed for very long.
1:15.2	And this murder house was such a dark and mysterious past.
1:19.2	Quickly attracted rumors of a haunting.
1:22.2	Visitors reporting an overall feeling of dread inside the home.
1:25.8	Hearing strange sounds, disembodied voices, seeing
1:29.6	apparitions, shadow figures. One man spent the night at the house and ended up in the emergency
1:35.5	room. We'll get to that in just a bit. The Velisca Axe House frequently ranks in the top 10
1:41.2	list of most haunted places in America, with the paranormal accounts to back
1:46.1	it up. It's debated whether the house is haunted by the victims of the murders or by the killer
1:51.6	himself. Today we have an unsolved case and a horrifying haunting all in one, as we're discussing
1:58.1	the murders and haunting of the Velisca House. Welcome back to Avery After Dark. I'm your host,
2:03.9	Avery Ross. Make sure you're following along wherever you listen to Avery After Dark. And if you enjoy this show,
2:10.2	leave a reading and a review on Apple Podcasts. Now let's jump in to today's case and haunting.
2:17.1	The small town of Valiska, Iowa was a peaceful,
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