Nights End, Shades Drawn, Dawns Reckoning

In the second installment of our deep dive into the Midwest Axe Murders of the 1910s, we continue to tell the story of the most infamous case among the string of unsolved and possibly linked cases; Villisca, Iowa. The first half of this episode is a monologue covering the earliest suspects in the immediate aftermath of the killings, the sensational accusations brought forth by private detective Ja...

On June 10, 1912, the quiet town of Villisca, Iowa awoke to a scene of unimaginable horror: eight people—including six members of the Moore family and two young houseguests—were found brutally murdered in their beds. Over a century later, the case remains unsolved. In the first half of this episode, we walk through the events of that night in a detailed, immersive monologue. In the second half, I’...