Villisca Axe Murder House -- Villisca, Iowa



Black Raven Paranormal investigates the Villisca Axe Murder House

Black Raven Paranormal Feature Investigation -- November 2012

Black Raven Paranormal travels to Villisca, Iowa to investigate the
house known as the Villisca Ax Murder House.   The house is known
for an abundance of paranormal activity that relates to one of our
nation's most horrific, unsolved crimes dating back to the year 1912.

The location has been investigated by hundreds of paranormal
teams including the likes from such television shows as Ghost Lab
and Ghost Adventures.   The location has been been featured
in numerous shows and books.   Known as a paranormal hotspot.

The History of the J. B. Moore House
The Villisca Axe Murders occurred during the night of June 10th,
1912 in the home of J. B. Moore.   The six members of the Moore
family and two house guests were found bludgeoned in the house
on the morning of June 11th, 1912.   All eight victims, including six
children, had severe head wounds from an axe.   A very lengthy
investigation produced several suspects, one of which was tried
twice and acquitted. The crime remains unsolved to this day.

The victims included J. B. Moore (43), Sarah Moore (39), Herman
Moore (11), Katherine Moore (8), Boyd Moore (7), Paul Moore (5),
Lena Stillinger (12) and Lena Stillinger (8).


Complete Investigation Data & Evidence
Investigation Date -- Saturday, November 10th, 2012
Duration (19 hours) 5:15 pm -- 5:15 am
Villisca Weather -- Cloudy with some rain, Temperature 68.0,
Humidity 60.3, Winds 15-20 MHP South
4   Black Raven Paranormal Investigators

Audio (25) Class B evps - spiritbox clips
8 Photographs of Interest   *   Video -- 1 Clip

Personal Experiences -- 1) Investigator is witness to a ball
bouncing in the children's closet upstairs.

2) Two investigators hear a disembodied voice of a small
child in the downstairs parlor, voice was captured on a recorder.

3) Investigator scratched on the back on the neck upstairs
near or in the attic.

4)Investigator feels sensation of someone playing with
his feet as the group sleeps downstairs in the parlor.

Debunked -- (Ball rolling on the floors) We found this to
be most commonly caused by the unlevel condition of the
floors, particularly in the parlor.

Additional Data & Information -- Villisca Photo Album
Introduction Video

Data recorded on investigation -- Audio, Video, Photographs, EMF, Temperature, Personal Experiences


Additional Resources

A complete history on the murders can be found at    The Ghosts
of the Villisca Ax Murder House
   written by Troy Taylor.
It is an excellent read!

Don't miss the website below!!

Villisca Ax Murder House Website


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