S17E264 - True Crime Time For August 31, 2026 | The Villisca Axe Murders: Eight Dead, a Contaminated Crime Scene & a Mystery That Never Died
Published: August 31, 2026
Duration: 37:57
On today’s episode of True Crime Time For, Woody closes out August with one of the most notorious unsolved mass murders in American history: the Villisca Axe Murders of 1912.
Before getting into the case, Woody reminds listeners to continue calling in tips at 313-RLRC-TIP on the cases Real Life Real Crime is working. Because the episode was prerecorded, he also says he is still waiting for developments he hopes he may soon be able to share.
The story begins in Villisca, Iowa, where sometime during the night of June 9 into the early morning of Ju...