MoNo Encore: The Villisca Axe Murders: Crime Scene w/ Edgar Epperly

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

Erik Rivenes

True Crime, History, Education

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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One of my absolute favorites! This is the first of a three part interview I did with Dr. Ed Epperly about the notorious 1912 Villisca Axe Murders. (Original publish date 5/23/2022) This episode is sponsored by Strawberry .me. Get a $50 credit when you use our link: https://strawberry.me/notorious On June 9th (or) 10th, 1912, America experienced of the most notorious crimes in its history - the brutal axe murders of Josiah and Sarah Moore, their four children (Herman, Katherine, Boyd and Paul) and Ina and Lena Stillinger, two neighbor girls who had the terrible misfortune of sleeping over that night. It's a case steeped in mystery, with a gruesome crime scene, puzzling evidence, twists and turns and compelling suspects. My guest - Dr. Edgar Epperly - has spent almost seventy years interviewing eyewitnesses and key figures and pouring over historical records related to the crime. He is considered the foremost authority on the case. The culmination of his decades of work is a comprehensive book on the subject published at the end of 2021, called "Fiend Incarnate: Villisca Axe Murders of 1912". This is an absolute must read for anyone interested in the case. Listener discretion is advised on this episode, as it contains adult themes and language. Dr. Epperly's website: https://villiscabook.com/ More about the documentary "Villisca: Living with a Mystery" here: https://www.villiscamovie.com/ Dr. Epperly's Villisca Axe Murders Blog: https://docublogger.typepad.com/villiscamystery/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.2	Hey, all, Eric here.
1:06.1	So this is a special interview for me.
1:09.9	Definitely top five, maybe even top three of my personal
1:14.2	favorites.
1:15.2	And it's not just the subject of the interview that ranks it so high for me.
1:18.7	The 1912 Velisca Axe Murders, iconic in true crime history, a wildly fascinating
1:25.6	case.
1:26.6	But my guest is also what made it such a great experience
1:30.1	for me, and for a lot of you, I'm sure as well. The charming and venerable Dr. Edgar,
1:37.8	Epperly, who was so generous with his time, this is easily, easily a most notorious classic as far as I'm concerned.
1:45.9	It's both lengthy and riveting, which is not always easy and made even more impressive
1:53.5	because he has been working on this case for 70 plus years. So here's the first of the three-part series, which focuses primarily on
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