Welcome to the Villisca Axe Murder House America's Most Infamous, Tragic, Perplexing, and Only Octuple Axe Murder. The Case Remains Unsolved.
Infamous as one of America's Most Haunted Houses, Join Us For a Tour or Overnight Stay. We accept walk-ins, but encourage online reservations. All tours meet in the gift shop.
nightowl410
If you’re a fan of real life horror and history, then this place is for you. Very easy to find but blink and you could ...
03 Jul, 2026
By: nightowl410
Seth Fichter
Kelly was very knowledgeable and loved this time. Nothing happened while we were there but maybe it did but workers next ...
04 Nov, 2025
By: Seth Fichter
Colin Fullinfaw
Lots of information, tour was really interesting and insightful!
03 Nov, 2025
By: Colin Fullinfaw
One of America's Most Haunted Houses
The Villisca Axe Murders of June 1912 remain an enduring and unsettling enigma in American criminal history. In this quaint small Iowa town on a pleasant summer’s night, eight unsuspecting victims - including six children - were bludgeoned to death as they slept following a church service. Despite a nationwide manhunt, multiple suspects and two trials, the murder remains unsolved.
Take a Step Back in Time
In the 1990s, the home was painstakingly restored by historians Martha and Gavin Linn at great expense and effort to appears exactly like the night of the crime, right down to the lack of electricity or running water. Due to their dedication, the Josiah B. Moore House is now on the National Registry of Historic Places.
Experience It Yourself
In the last 20+ years, visitors reported all manner of unexplainable phenomena. What lurks in this otherwise picturesque farmhouse? Spirits of the victims? The dark presence of the murderer himself? Or could it be just the residue of the horrific crime that played out within its walls?
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