In a small town in Iowa in 1912 eight people were murdered in the grisliest of ways while they slept. Local reputations were ruined when accusations flew, but could a drifting serial killer working across the Midwest have been behind it? Learn all about it with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.
# Stuff You Should Know - The Velisca Axe Murders
Josh brings back a particularly disturbing episode from 2017 about one of the most brutal unsolved murders in American history: the Velisca Axe Murders of 1912. On a single night in rural Iowa, eight people—including six children—were systematically killed with an axe in their home, and the killer's disturbing behavior after the murders is just as chilling as the crimes themselves. The guys explore the main suspects, including a wealthy businessman and a traveling preacher, and dive into a fascinating theory about whether a serial killer was behind not just this crime but a string of similar axe murders across the Midwest during that same period.
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