True Crime Time For August 31, 2026 | The Villisca Axe Murders: Eight Dead, a Contaminated Crime Scene & a Mystery That Never Died

Woody takes a deep dive into the 1912 Villisca Axe Murders, one of America’s most infamous unsolved crimes. Eight people—including six children—were bludgeoned to death inside an Iowa home before a chaotic investigation, a badly contaminated crime scene, competing suspects, and a recanted confession left the mystery unsolved. Woody examines Rev. Lyn George Jacklin Kelly, Frank Jones, William Mansfield, Henry Lee Moore, the serial-killer theory behind The Man from the Train, and the haunted house that still draws visitors more than a century later. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code RLRC for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com * Check out Vinted: https://www.vinted.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy