Video: Darwin on the Ax Murders
Villisca, Iowa
In 1912, a killer crept into an unremarkable wood frame house in Villisca and murdered everyone with an ax. The killer was never caught.
Today, Darwin Linn runs the Villisca Ax Murder House, where visitors can tour, or even sleep over. In this video we recorded in 2007, Darwin talks about that bloody night in western Iowa... [2:46]
More on Villisca Ax Murder House and Museum
RoadsideAmerica.com Videos | Iowa Videos
May 18, 2013
Iowa Latest Tips and Stories
- Fenelon Place Elevator, Dubuque, Iowa
- Crazy Sculpture Garden, Des Moines, Iowa
- Giant Pitch Fork, Ames, Iowa
- Gas Station Jesus, Dubuque, Iowa
- Iowa's Largest Muskie, Ventura, Iowa
Latest Visitor Tips
USA and Canada Tips and Stories
- Grave of Agnes Moorehead, Doomed "Bewitched" Actress, Dayton, Ohio
- Amish Man Gone, Dover, Delaware
- Serial Killer Ed Gein's Second Grave Marker, Emerald Grove, Wisconsin
- Mimi's Dairy-O Pizza Man, Rutherfordton, North Carolina
- Rattlesnake Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Latest Visitor Tips