Multiple Homicides: Josiah B. Moore & family Lena and Ina Stillinger 508 E. 2nd St., Villisca, IA (Montgomery County) June 10, 1912 Case summary by Jody Ewing Sometime during the night of Sunday, June 9, 1912, a person or persons entered a modest house in Villisca, Iowa, and bludgeoned to death eight people sleeping there, including two adults and six children aged 5 through 12. The killings became known as the “Villisca Axe Murders," and are easily the most notorious murders in Iowa history. The murders spawned nearly ten years of investigations, repeated grand jury hearings, a s pectacular slander suit and murder trial, and numerous minor litigations and trials. It made and broke political careers. Legislation was written in response to the murder, including the establishment of the current State Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s predecessor. On Sunday evening, June 9, 1912, Josiah (Joe) Moore and his wife Sara took their four children, Herman, Katherine, Boyd, and Paul to ...
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