To this day, there are no firm answers as to who did it or why. After a century unsolved, the Villisca axe murders have become the stuff of ghost tour fodder — the type of local legend in a ...

Dustin Kjersem was initiatlly reported to have been killed by a bear — but officials soon discovered he was actually the ...

Some people claim the devil himself visited the tiny town of Villisca, Iowa, that summer night in 1912, when 8 people were ...

Camper Dustin Kjersem was found dead in his tent by a friend who thought he was the victim of a bear attack; an autopsy, ...

VINCENNES, Ind., Oct. 24.--One of the most cruel murders over perpetrated occured here last night. The report gained circulation early this morning that a a whole family, living near the city ...

For 112 years, Iowa’s Villisca Axe murders have stumped investigators and crime-solving enthusiasts Julie Jordan is an Editor at Large for PEOPLE. She has been with the brand for 25 years ...

But the detectives still hoped to find what investigators 40 years ago were never able to find: a smoking gun that tied Jim Krauseneck to the Brighton ax murder. DA Sandra Doorley: You have to ...

Two weeks after a camper in Montana was savagely killed in his tent, authorities say they are looking for a large axe and other items ... the victim of a brutal murder. In a social media post ...

Former escort girl Janet Charlton, who admitted bludgeoning her lover to death with an axe, was today cleared of murder. She was jailed for five years at Leeds Crown Court after the jury found her ...

Where is the best haunted destination in Iowa? The Villisca Axe Murder House made it in the top 10 best haunted destinations, according to USA TODAY. It ranked ninth, beating out the Ohio State ...

Some people claim the devil himself visited the tiny town of Villisca, Iowa, that summer night in 1912, when 8 people were killed by an ax murderer. The Villisca Ax Murder House in Iowa attracts ...