For the 2016 film, see The Axe Murders of Villisca.
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Villisca axe murders
Location of Villisca in the state of Iowa
Location
Villisca, Iowa, U.S.
Date
June 10, 1912; 111 years ago (1912-06-10) Late night to early morning
Target
Moore family and 2 guests
Attack type
Mass murder, home invasion
Weapons
Axe
Deaths
8
Injured
0
Perpetrator
Unknown
Motive
Unknown
40°55′51″N94°58′26″W / 40.9308091°N 94.9739235°W / 40.9308091; -94.9739235
The Villisca axe murders occurred between the evening of June 9, 1912, to the early morning of June 10, 1912; in the town of Villisca, Iowa, in the United States. The six members of the Moore family and two guests were found bludgeoned in the Moore residence. All eight victims, including six children, had severe head wounds from an axe. A lengthy investigation yielded several suspects, one of whom was tried twice. The first trial ended in a hung jury and the second ended in an acquittal.
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