This podcast episode explores the disturbing Villisca Axe Murders, one of the most unsettling mysteries in American true crime history. The hosts delve into the events that occurred on June 9th, 1912, and the evidence found at the crime scene. Suspicion initially fell on prominent Methodist state senator Frank Jones and former employee Joe Moore, due to their strained relationship. However, William Blackie Mansfield, a convicted axe murderer, and George Kelly, a traveling preacher, also became suspects. The case remains unsolved to this day, and much debate surrounds the identity of the killer, with theories ranging from a serial killer to local vendettas.
