Oh! For a roll of crime scene tape: The Villisca Axe Murder - Forensics 1912
June 10th marks the 114th anniversary of the tragic axe murders of eight of Villisca's own. The Villisca axe murder, as it has come to be known, remains unsolved these 11 decades later. We remember with respect the victims of the Josiah Moore family and the Stillinger family whose lives were cut short on a late spring evening in 1912 Southwest Iowa, in a town named Villisca. ~Fourth Wall Films Oh! For a roll of crime scene tape: The Villisca Axe Murder - Forensics 1912 By Dr. Edgar V. Epperly It was a cloudy, cool morning following a misty night when Villisca day marshal Henry (Hank) Horton stepped out of the City Hall, shortly after 8:00 a.m. Looking east he saw Ed Selley striding towards him. Hank immediately knew something was wrong for Ed, a portly fellow, “was like to running.” As he approached, the breathless Selley blurted out “Come on, there’s trouble down at Joe Moore’s house.” Hank and Ed hurried the four blocks to implement dealer Josiah Moore’s sma...
