The Villisca Axe Murders took place in the small town of Villisca, Iowa, in June 1912. An ax-wielding perpetrator viciously murdered the Moore family and their two house guests. Suspects, trials, and even confessions have come forward, but the person responsible for the Villisca Axe Murders remains unknown.

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• Villisca Ax Murder House
• Iowa Cold Cases
• Legends of America
• Smithsonian Magazine
• Villisca Movie
• The Line Up
• House and History
• Atlas Obscura

In the rural town of Keddie, California, a mother and three children were attacked on Saturday, April 11, 1981. Three of them were murdered that night, and one of the children remained missing until years later. Although the identity of the murderer is still a mystery, new information has surfaced in the last decade and could help to solve the Keddie cabin murders.

References

Corona, Marcella. “Clipping from Reno Gazette-Journal,” April 13, 2016. DMAC. “Keddie Case Cabin 28.” keddie28.com. Little, Jane Braxton. “New Evidence Revives Plumas County Quadruple Murder Case.” The Sacramento Bee, May 7, 2016. Metcalf, Victoria. “Keddie Murders Revisited – Following the Clues,” May 3, 2018. Metcalf, Victoria. “Keddie Murders Revisited Part 1: New Evidence Discovered Links Living Suspect to Grisly Scene,” November 15, 2019. Whelan, Micheal. “The Keddie Murders,” October 27, 2019.

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