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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,720 Subs created by: David Coleman. 2 00:00:10,656 --> 00:00:14,980 Someone's saying there wasn't anywhere to run. 3 00:00:14,981 --> 00:00:16,647 Serial killer pops in my head. 4 00:00:16,648 --> 00:00:19,557 I said, if you're here, open this door now. 5 00:00:19,558 --> 00:00:22,166 I don't like it. I just want to be out of here. 6 00:00:22,167 --> 00:00:24,487 He wound up murdering his own mother. 7 00:00:24,488 --> 00:00:26,797 - And how'd he do that? - With an ax. 8 00:00:26,798 --> 00:00:30,458 Oh, [Bleep] It's time for me to live here with my family. 9 00:00:30,459 --> 00:00:33,543 This guy is saying, make sure they're dead. 10 00:00:33,544 --> 00:00:36,604 Make sure. Make sure. 11 00:00:37,992 --> 00:00:39,599 It's really bad in here. 12 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,518 My name is Amy Allan. 13 00:00:42,519 --> 00:00:44,499 Something is not right. 14 00:00:44,500 --> 00:00:45,662 I see dead people. 15 00:00:45,663 --> 00:00:47,903 This person might have been a serial killer. 16 00:00:47,904 --> 00:00:49,739 I speak to dead people. 17 00:00:49,740 --> 00:00:51,542 You get those chills. 18 00:00:51,543 --> 00:00:52,943 And they speak to me. 19 00:00:52,944 --> 00:00:55,412 He is darkness. He is evil. 20 00:00:55,413 --> 00:00:58,381 But there's only one way to know if my findings are real. 21 00:00:58,382 --> 00:00:59,954 I think she broke her neck. 22 00:00:59,955 --> 00:01:01,184 I rely on my partner. 23 00:01:01,185 --> 00:01:05,254 I'm Steve Di Schiavi. I'm a retired New York City homicide Detective. 24 00:01:05,255 --> 00:01:07,256 You telling me the truth? 25 00:01:07,257 --> 00:01:10,391 And I know every person, every house has secrets. 26 00:01:10,392 --> 00:01:11,992 I think the Devil is down here. 27 00:01:11,993 --> 00:01:13,494 It's my job to reveal them. 28 00:01:13,495 --> 00:01:14,842 Who the hell would do this? 29 00:01:14,843 --> 00:01:17,097 But Steve and I never speak... 30 00:01:17,098 --> 00:01:19,065 We never communicate during an investigation. 31 00:01:19,066 --> 00:01:20,433 Until the very end. 32 00:01:20,434 --> 00:01:21,800 Who is he looking to kill? 33 00:01:21,801 --> 00:01:23,769 We uncover if it's safe for you to stay... 34 00:01:23,770 --> 00:01:26,071 You need to get out of here right now. 35 00:01:26,072 --> 00:01:27,239 Or time to get out. 36 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:30,840 It was like endless darkness. 37 00:01:35,941 --> 00:01:37,621 _. 38 00:01:47,858 --> 00:01:51,882 Amy and I work the same case, but from two different angles. 39 00:01:51,883 --> 00:01:57,037 I interview living witnesses and uncover buried secrets from the property's past. 40 00:01:57,038 --> 00:02:01,172 While Amy communicates with the dead. 41 00:02:01,173 --> 00:02:05,409 Every once in a while, Amy and I get called in to investigate a well-known location. 42 00:02:05,410 --> 00:02:07,615 This is one of those times. 43 00:02:07,616 --> 00:02:13,117 I'm in rural Iowa, heading over to the infamous Villisca ax murder house. 44 00:02:13,118 --> 00:02:18,619 Now, here's what Amy and I both know going into this case. 45 00:02:18,620 --> 00:02:20,790 June 9th, 1912. 46 00:02:20,791 --> 00:02:23,190 Six members of the Moore family, 47 00:02:23,191 --> 00:02:27,059 and two young girls who will be spending the night with them as house guests... 48 00:02:27,060 --> 00:02:29,732 Walk back from the church along a country road. 49 00:02:29,733 --> 00:02:33,813 Around 9:30 P.M. they arrive home. 50 00:02:34,636 --> 00:02:39,641 The following morning, they will all be found dead. 51 00:02:39,642 --> 00:02:43,978 All murdered by a swing of an ax to the head. 52 00:02:43,979 --> 00:02:48,496 Despite countless theories and two sensational trials... 53 00:02:48,497 --> 00:02:51,458 No one has ever been brought to justice. 54 00:02:51,459 --> 00:02:56,991 And the Villisca Ax Murders remain on of the world's most horrific unsolved crimes. 55 00:02:56,992 --> 00:02:59,026 But here's what Amy doesn't know... 56 00:02:59,027 --> 00:03:03,029 We've actually been called in by a guy that leads tours in the ax murder house. 57 00:03:03,030 --> 00:03:06,790 He thinks something has followed him home and is terrorizing his family. 58 00:03:06,791 --> 00:03:12,691 He sounds pretty concerned, and I'm hoping Amy and I can help him out. 59 00:03:23,984 --> 00:03:26,626 Matthew: Even though Amy knows where she's going... 60 00:03:26,627 --> 00:03:31,163 I still have to cover anything that may influence her findings. 61 00:03:31,164 --> 00:03:33,151 But what she doesn't know, 62 00:03:33,152 --> 00:03:37,403 is that she'll also be walking the client's home next door. 63 00:03:37,404 --> 00:03:43,304 So, it's important I take my time there to remove any leading information. 64 00:04:05,239 --> 00:04:09,528 In my opening, I met this woman who's here with me. 65 00:04:09,529 --> 00:04:10,731 Okay. 66 00:04:10,732 --> 00:04:15,228 She's all disfigured, and she is very angry. 67 00:04:15,229 --> 00:04:18,229 Uh, about everything. 68 00:04:18,246 --> 00:04:20,469 She feels responsible. 69 00:04:20,470 --> 00:04:24,863 Uh, because she either let someone in or let them stay. 70 00:04:24,864 --> 00:04:30,764 But I hear from someone else that it's actually her husband's fault. 71 00:04:34,253 --> 00:04:37,553 This doesn't feel right. 72 00:04:39,794 --> 00:04:41,474 _. 73 00:04:50,735 --> 00:04:53,776 John, so this is the actual house where the murders took place. 74 00:04:53,777 --> 00:04:55,249 - Exactly. - Okay. 75 00:04:55,250 --> 00:04:56,691 - You don't live here, though? - No. 76 00:04:56,692 --> 00:05:01,535 I live right next door, where the neighbor that found the bodies used to live. 77 00:05:01,536 --> 00:05:04,216 - Okay. Now, what do you do? - I do the history tours. 78 00:05:04,217 --> 00:05:08,623 We'll tell people about what happened going into the trials afterwards. 79 00:05:08,624 --> 00:05:09,643 Okay. 80 00:05:09,644 --> 00:05:12,449 But pretty soon, as I started spending a lot of time here, 81 00:05:12,450 --> 00:05:16,430 I thought, in my head, I'm gonna solve this case. 82 00:05:16,431 --> 00:05:19,306 And, you know, once I really started delving into it... 83 00:05:19,307 --> 00:05:21,608 I've become obsessed with it. 84 00:05:21,609 --> 00:05:23,926 John, let me ask you, why'd you call us in, then? 85 00:05:23,927 --> 00:05:28,712 I'm concerned that something over here followed me next door. 86 00:05:28,713 --> 00:05:31,486 I have a wife, a 13-year-old, a 4-year-old... 87 00:05:31,487 --> 00:05:34,411 And we're getting scared at some of the things that's happening. 88 00:05:34,412 --> 00:05:37,135 So, what kind of things are you experiencing at your house? 89 00:05:37,136 --> 00:05:40,345 There's a lot doors opening and closing, uh... 90 00:05:40,346 --> 00:05:42,318 The back aches, the neck aches. 91 00:05:42,319 --> 00:05:46,073 And I would hear growling noises, scratching noises, things like that. 92 00:05:46,074 --> 00:05:49,564 So, were you experiencing stuff here first, and then it start happening at your house? 93 00:05:49,565 --> 00:05:51,656 Yeah, I started experiencing things here first, 94 00:05:51,657 --> 00:05:53,545 and that's what really drew me into it. 95 00:05:53,546 --> 00:05:56,374 I thought, wow, is this stuff really happening? 96 00:05:56,375 --> 00:05:58,800 Okay. What are you hoping we can do for you? 97 00:05:58,801 --> 00:06:03,007 If something's following me home from work at my house, I don't want that there. 98 00:06:03,008 --> 00:06:08,454 I want a safe, happy home, and to really just get on with the rest of my life. 99 00:06:08,455 --> 00:06:11,770 So, why don't you show me what's happening here, before we go over to your house. 100 00:06:11,771 --> 00:06:14,051 Follow me. 101 00:06:19,758 --> 00:06:21,517 Amy: Mm. 102 00:06:21,518 --> 00:06:24,638 Matthew: What's wrong? 103 00:06:31,036 --> 00:06:33,514 I'm just hearing someone saying... 104 00:06:33,515 --> 00:06:37,295 "There wasn't anywhere to run". 105 00:06:39,811 --> 00:06:42,451 [Floor creaking] 106 00:06:44,385 --> 00:06:46,229 What's going on? 107 00:06:46,230 --> 00:06:49,290 I just feel a lot... 108 00:06:49,329 --> 00:06:53,529 Of pain right here. I can't breathe. 109 00:06:57,621 --> 00:06:59,301 _. 110 00:07:03,501 --> 00:07:08,006 So, this is where Ina and Lena Stillinger were found, the two overnight guests. 111 00:07:08,007 --> 00:07:10,241 Steve: Wow. Okay. 112 00:07:10,242 --> 00:07:11,876 So, what's going on in here? 113 00:07:11,877 --> 00:07:16,147 A lot of nausea, feeling sick, neck hurting, back hurting. 114 00:07:16,148 --> 00:07:18,476 Do you feel this when you're away from the house? 115 00:07:18,477 --> 00:07:19,449 No. 116 00:07:19,450 --> 00:07:22,526 Walk outside [Snaps] gone. Instantly. 117 00:07:22,527 --> 00:07:23,469 Wow. 118 00:07:23,470 --> 00:07:27,414 In this room, I've heard a lot of loud growling. 119 00:07:27,415 --> 00:07:29,193 And not animal growls. 120 00:07:29,194 --> 00:07:34,800 This was kind of a growl, gasp, moan combined, if that makes sense. 121 00:07:34,801 --> 00:07:36,512 From a human? 122 00:07:36,513 --> 00:07:39,037 The growl did not sound human. 123 00:07:39,038 --> 00:07:42,043 The gasp and moan afterwards sounded very feminine. 124 00:07:42,044 --> 00:07:43,652 You don't think that has something to do with the fact 125 00:07:43,653 --> 00:07:45,683 that you know two little girls were murdered in here? 126 00:07:45,684 --> 00:07:47,811 Like, maybe it's something you might've imagined? 127 00:07:47,812 --> 00:07:51,083 No. It was definitely loud and real. 128 00:07:51,084 --> 00:07:53,004 Okay. 129 00:07:55,876 --> 00:07:58,996 There's two females... 130 00:08:00,451 --> 00:08:03,031 Maybe 8 or 9. 131 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:08,340 One of them likes to scare people. 132 00:08:08,401 --> 00:08:10,070 She growls. 133 00:08:10,071 --> 00:08:12,380 She's like, sometimes I like to go... 134 00:08:12,381 --> 00:08:14,450 [Growls] 135 00:08:14,451 --> 00:08:17,274 Like that, she says. 136 00:08:17,275 --> 00:08:22,568 And I think they would hear her and feel her before they saw her. 137 00:08:22,569 --> 00:08:23,723 Okay. 138 00:08:23,724 --> 00:08:26,339 And with them, I'm getting pain here. 139 00:08:26,340 --> 00:08:28,786 Oh, a lot of pain here. 140 00:08:28,787 --> 00:08:31,127 Oh [Bleep]. 141 00:08:34,524 --> 00:08:36,204 _. 142 00:08:40,521 --> 00:08:42,310 John: This was the home of Mary Peckham, the 143 00:08:42,311 --> 00:08:44,602 lady that found the bodies that morning. 144 00:08:44,603 --> 00:08:48,139 Steve: Okay. What are you experiencing in this house? 145 00:08:48,140 --> 00:08:51,764 My wife had just went to work, my daughter was at preschool. 146 00:08:51,765 --> 00:08:55,723 And I hear, "John"! And it startled me. I jumped and I looked around, and nobody. 147 00:08:55,724 --> 00:08:57,534 I looked out the window and you could see her 148 00:08:57,535 --> 00:08:59,745 car going up the street. There was nobody here. 149 00:08:59,746 --> 00:09:01,984 It wasn't anybody outside trying to get your attention? 150 00:09:01,985 --> 00:09:04,270 No. I looked all around the house. 151 00:09:04,271 --> 00:09:05,554 Okay. 152 00:09:05,555 --> 00:09:09,326 And there was one time, I took the door and I latched it shut. 153 00:09:09,327 --> 00:09:11,858 And, just on a whim, I said, Mary Peckham, 154 00:09:11,859 --> 00:09:17,759 or anything to do with the axe murder house, if you're here, open this door now. 155 00:09:18,802 --> 00:09:21,071 And then it slammed open. 156 00:09:21,072 --> 00:09:22,973 Really? Was anybody home? 157 00:09:22,974 --> 00:09:25,575 No, I was alone. 158 00:09:25,576 --> 00:09:27,978 Steve: John's story sounded a little too convenient. 159 00:09:27,979 --> 00:09:31,507 So, I started looking for any signs that he might be stretching the truth. 160 00:09:31,508 --> 00:09:33,871 But as far as I could tell, he wasn't lying. 161 00:09:33,872 --> 00:09:36,376 I mean, it's got to be pretty tough on the whole family, right? 162 00:09:36,377 --> 00:09:40,708 Yeah. I don't want anybody in this house scared of anything. 163 00:09:40,709 --> 00:09:46,147 And, at one time, I actually just padlocked the door shut coming up here. 164 00:09:46,148 --> 00:09:49,370 Because it all centers around up here, it seems like. 165 00:09:49,371 --> 00:09:51,291 Okay. 166 00:09:52,803 --> 00:09:55,383 [Door creaking] 167 00:10:01,211 --> 00:10:06,159 Amy: A lot of the dead people from next door come here... live here. 168 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:08,680 Any idea why? 169 00:10:08,852 --> 00:10:11,552 They feel happy. 170 00:10:11,889 --> 00:10:15,489 They're able to be together. 171 00:10:24,234 --> 00:10:27,747 The older woman from outside... 172 00:10:27,748 --> 00:10:31,791 She's trying to talk to a person here... 173 00:10:31,792 --> 00:10:34,037 - Okay. - But she's throwing a fit. 174 00:10:34,038 --> 00:10:37,938 Like, she is going [Bleep] crazy. 175 00:10:38,963 --> 00:10:43,482 The second this woman steps into this room, she becomes filled with rage. 176 00:10:43,483 --> 00:10:49,383 She's had it with the living, and all of her anger is directed at one man. 177 00:10:49,397 --> 00:10:54,977 She's saying, you're a guilty [Bleep] and you know it. 178 00:10:56,167 --> 00:10:59,891 John: I had a couple friends stay the night, they all slept in here. 179 00:10:59,892 --> 00:11:04,498 And the next morning, one said that he woke up to an old woman's distorted face... 180 00:11:04,499 --> 00:11:06,620 Just right above his. 181 00:11:06,621 --> 00:11:10,533 He was pretty terrified and he said he'd never sleep up here again. 182 00:11:10,534 --> 00:11:12,898 Has anybody else in the house seen this woman? 183 00:11:12,899 --> 00:11:16,683 Uh... my daughter has talked about a woman she's seen. 184 00:11:16,684 --> 00:11:18,318 Okay. And what does she describe? 185 00:11:18,319 --> 00:11:23,260 Right when we moved in, she started talking about Hattie. 186 00:11:23,261 --> 00:11:28,536 I said, who is Hattie? She goes, that's the woman upstairs. 187 00:11:28,537 --> 00:11:31,272 How do you talk about ghosts to a 4-year-old? 188 00:11:31,273 --> 00:11:33,839 Right. I'm gonna hit you with a question that you may not like. 189 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:37,379 Now, what if Amy comes in and she says, listen to me, you need to move. 190 00:11:37,380 --> 00:11:41,182 It's just not that easy. We can't just pick up and move. 191 00:11:41,183 --> 00:11:43,916 And kind of the way I see it, I often wonder 192 00:11:43,917 --> 00:11:46,958 is it fate that I'm supposed to be here? 193 00:11:46,959 --> 00:11:50,493 Could be that it's time for me to live here with my family. 194 00:11:50,494 --> 00:11:52,414 Okay. 195 00:11:55,029 --> 00:11:59,226 The woman, she's definitely doing some creepy [Bleep] around here. 196 00:11:59,227 --> 00:12:01,467 Like what? 197 00:12:01,468 --> 00:12:05,844 You know, somebody's seen an apparition of her many times. 198 00:12:05,845 --> 00:12:08,775 But it's not normal, she doesn't look normal. 199 00:12:08,776 --> 00:12:10,423 What does it look like? 200 00:12:10,424 --> 00:12:13,724 She's messed up. Like... 201 00:12:14,689 --> 00:12:16,745 Like all... 202 00:12:16,746 --> 00:12:18,726 Weird. 203 00:12:19,162 --> 00:12:24,502 I'm pretty [Bleep] sure she's haunting these people. 204 00:12:29,756 --> 00:12:31,976 [Whispers] 205 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:38,960 [Birds chirping] 206 00:12:48,575 --> 00:12:51,640 So, Martha, I was talking to John and he said that you own this place. 207 00:12:51,641 --> 00:12:56,666 Yes, I do. My husband and I, Darwin, purchased the house in 1994. 208 00:12:56,667 --> 00:12:58,736 Let me ask you a question, did you guys know that 209 00:12:58,737 --> 00:13:01,162 this place might've had some paranormal stuff going on? 210 00:13:01,163 --> 00:13:03,982 No. When we purchased it, we purchased it simply 211 00:13:03,983 --> 00:13:06,628 because of the historical value that it had. 212 00:13:06,629 --> 00:13:09,522 Do you think, maybe all these paranormal groups coming through 213 00:13:09,523 --> 00:13:11,665 may be stirring some stuff up in the house? 214 00:13:11,666 --> 00:13:16,211 The paranormal groups like to tell you that perhaps the paranormal activity started 215 00:13:16,212 --> 00:13:19,275 when we restored it back to what it looked like in 1912. 216 00:13:19,276 --> 00:13:22,532 Because a lot of the people that had lived here in the modern world, 217 00:13:22,533 --> 00:13:24,611 didn't seem to experience anything. 218 00:13:24,612 --> 00:13:26,403 Are you worried about the guests that come 219 00:13:26,404 --> 00:13:28,315 through here, or the people that work for you? 220 00:13:28,316 --> 00:13:30,155 - No. No, I'm not. - No? 221 00:13:30,156 --> 00:13:32,266 - Not worried about what's going on here? - No. 222 00:13:32,267 --> 00:13:34,430 This is a little bit of a different situation here. 223 00:13:34,431 --> 00:13:37,859 Usually, go to people's homes, where they live, and my partner gives them advice. 224 00:13:37,860 --> 00:13:41,283 What if she suggested that you stop doing the tours here? 225 00:13:41,284 --> 00:13:45,785 I would listen to what you had to say, I'll take it to heart... 226 00:13:45,786 --> 00:13:51,066 But I probably will not discontinue what I'm doing. 227 00:13:55,644 --> 00:13:57,437 She says, like, they deserve it. 228 00:13:57,438 --> 00:14:00,048 They deserve to suffer, or they deserved to suffer. 229 00:14:00,049 --> 00:14:03,409 And I'm like, well, why? 230 00:14:04,980 --> 00:14:08,289 She's like, this is what they get. They deserve it. 231 00:14:08,290 --> 00:14:11,256 She's adamant about this. 232 00:14:11,257 --> 00:14:15,045 The angry woman I met outside is furious with the living here. 233 00:14:15,046 --> 00:14:19,760 She wants them to experience the same pain she feels all the time. 234 00:14:19,761 --> 00:14:24,350 I mean, she's definitely about wanting someone to suffer. 235 00:14:24,351 --> 00:14:30,251 But they better not think that she's kidding, because she's not. 236 00:14:35,229 --> 00:14:39,287 So, Kristy, I was talking to John, and he said you also give tours here yourself. 237 00:14:39,288 --> 00:14:41,863 - Yes, I do. - Okay. And you've had experiences? 238 00:14:41,864 --> 00:14:43,625 Yeah, I have. I've had many. 239 00:14:43,626 --> 00:14:45,727 Are you okay? Because you seem a little on edge. 240 00:14:45,728 --> 00:14:48,463 I... I don't like being upstairs. 241 00:14:48,464 --> 00:14:52,687 I've had many experiences up here, and it's... 242 00:14:52,688 --> 00:14:55,696 - It makes me very uncomfortable. - Can you tell me about 'em? 243 00:14:55,697 --> 00:14:59,717 Yes. I was doing a tour and um... 244 00:14:59,874 --> 00:15:02,095 I heard footsteps coming up the stairs behind me. 245 00:15:02,096 --> 00:15:04,433 There was nobody else downstairs, everybody was upstairs. 246 00:15:04,434 --> 00:15:07,157 - Okay, so you heard footsteps coming. - I heard footsteps coming up. 247 00:15:07,158 --> 00:15:09,921 I ran through that bedroom screaming into here. 248 00:15:09,922 --> 00:15:11,489 And um... 249 00:15:11,490 --> 00:15:15,147 This one guy followed me in and he said, I heard those footsteps, too. 250 00:15:15,148 --> 00:15:18,005 - He didn't know why I took off running. - Anything else? 251 00:15:18,006 --> 00:15:21,563 Well, one time I got my hair ruffled. 252 00:15:21,564 --> 00:15:24,664 - Okay. - And another time, I was touched. 253 00:15:24,665 --> 00:15:26,655 - Was it anything inappropriate? - Yeah. 254 00:15:26,656 --> 00:15:28,060 - It was? - Mm hmm. 255 00:15:28,061 --> 00:15:30,018 Kristy, with all you've experienced in the house, 256 00:15:30,019 --> 00:15:31,683 do you think whatever's here is dangerous? 257 00:15:31,684 --> 00:15:33,146 Yeah, I think so. 258 00:15:33,147 --> 00:15:34,802 - So, why don't we go, because... - Okay. 259 00:15:34,803 --> 00:15:38,283 Thanks for even doing this. 260 00:15:48,211 --> 00:15:54,092 So, there's a male in there who's like, come on in here, you [Bleep]! 261 00:15:54,093 --> 00:15:56,493 Come on in. 262 00:15:57,930 --> 00:16:00,870 I don't feel good. 263 00:16:00,939 --> 00:16:03,459 So much uh... 264 00:16:03,524 --> 00:16:07,064 Commotion and movement and... 265 00:16:07,102 --> 00:16:10,402 Fear and panic and pain. 266 00:16:10,444 --> 00:16:13,141 And there's so... 267 00:16:13,142 --> 00:16:17,250 There's a lot of people in the house. 268 00:16:17,251 --> 00:16:20,086 When all this is... there's so many people in the house. 269 00:16:20,087 --> 00:16:24,020 All of these people are trapped here. 270 00:16:24,021 --> 00:16:27,501 Especially these three kids. 271 00:16:34,284 --> 00:16:36,504 [Whispers] 272 00:16:44,587 --> 00:16:47,980 I know most of the basic facts about the Villisca Ax Murders. 273 00:16:47,981 --> 00:16:53,881 But in order to help my clients, I need to speak with the foremost expert on the case. 274 00:16:54,082 --> 00:16:57,083 I need him to tell me what happened the night that two adults, 275 00:16:57,084 --> 00:17:02,984 and six children were murdered on the property I'm investigating. 276 00:17:12,881 --> 00:17:18,337 It remains one of the more spectacular cases in Iowa history. 277 00:17:18,338 --> 00:17:21,127 - There were eight people killed. - Okay. 278 00:17:21,128 --> 00:17:25,560 You had Joe and Sarah Moore and their four children. 279 00:17:25,561 --> 00:17:28,861 Here's two of the kids. 280 00:17:29,234 --> 00:17:31,901 And then, there were two girls visiting that night. 281 00:17:31,902 --> 00:17:34,280 - Okay. - And they were the Stillinger girls. 282 00:17:34,281 --> 00:17:36,801 Ina and Lena. 283 00:17:38,263 --> 00:17:42,354 Can you just take me back to what happened leading up to the murders? 284 00:17:42,355 --> 00:17:45,770 Sunday night, the 9th of June, they all went to church together. 285 00:17:45,771 --> 00:17:46,682 Okay. 286 00:17:46,683 --> 00:17:50,926 They were having a special service, which was called the children's day service. 287 00:17:50,927 --> 00:17:55,292 They had a guest that night, a minister, Lyn George Jacklin Kelly. 288 00:17:55,293 --> 00:17:57,512 Never been in Villisca before. 289 00:17:57,513 --> 00:18:02,681 And he was going to later be accused of the murder and tried for it. 290 00:18:02,682 --> 00:18:04,670 But acquitted. 291 00:18:04,671 --> 00:18:07,971 And then, the eight of them were going home. 292 00:18:07,972 --> 00:18:11,465 And there's a rumor at least, that one of the children 293 00:18:11,466 --> 00:18:15,846 thought they saw somebody in the bushes. 294 00:18:18,933 --> 00:18:21,511 I'm seeing this man... 295 00:18:21,512 --> 00:18:23,734 Standing... 296 00:18:23,735 --> 00:18:26,915 In the trees, watching. 297 00:18:28,424 --> 00:18:34,324 He was angry and jealous, and I hear somebody say that he was very religious. 298 00:18:35,097 --> 00:18:39,250 Then, the next morning, the next house west from theirs... 299 00:18:39,251 --> 00:18:42,722 30 feet away, a woman named Peckham... 300 00:18:42,723 --> 00:18:46,107 Noticed that there was no activity around the Moore house. 301 00:18:46,108 --> 00:18:48,009 That's the house where my client's living now. 302 00:18:48,010 --> 00:18:49,401 Yep. 303 00:18:49,402 --> 00:18:53,931 Peckham shouted, knocked on the door, got no response. 304 00:18:53,932 --> 00:18:56,728 She called Joe's brother. 305 00:18:56,729 --> 00:19:02,629 He and Mrs. Peckham walk through the front parlor to a back bedroom. 306 00:19:02,873 --> 00:19:05,512 Lying in the bed were two figures. 307 00:19:05,513 --> 00:19:06,439 Okay. 308 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:10,054 On the bedstead behind them, there were... there was blood. 309 00:19:10,055 --> 00:19:12,600 And they called for the town marshal. 310 00:19:12,601 --> 00:19:16,263 So, he looks around the room, and the killer has taken a... 311 00:19:16,264 --> 00:19:22,164 A woman's black skirt out of a dresser and draped it over the mirror. 312 00:19:22,567 --> 00:19:27,127 The ax is leaning against the south wall. 313 00:19:27,190 --> 00:19:29,583 And it's got blood and hair on it. 314 00:19:29,584 --> 00:19:33,770 They had all been killed with the back of the ax. 315 00:19:33,771 --> 00:19:39,125 Mrs. Moore, she was the only one struck with the blade of the ax. 316 00:19:39,126 --> 00:19:40,358 Interesting. 317 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:45,877 And they were so disfigured, they were mutilated beyond recognition. 318 00:19:45,878 --> 00:19:49,187 And their faces had been covered with a piece of clothing. 319 00:19:49,188 --> 00:19:52,084 And then the covers had been pulled over them. 320 00:19:52,085 --> 00:19:56,815 And leaning beside the ax is a four-pound piece of slab bacon. 321 00:19:56,816 --> 00:20:00,194 That's odd. Now, was there any theory about the bacon? 322 00:20:00,195 --> 00:20:03,433 There was one theory, that the killer... 323 00:20:03,434 --> 00:20:07,172 Rolled it into a tube and used it as a masturbatory aid. 324 00:20:07,173 --> 00:20:09,506 Wow. Serial killer pops in my head. 325 00:20:09,507 --> 00:20:11,607 Mm-hmm. 326 00:20:17,917 --> 00:20:20,744 Amy: I just hear crying. A lot of crying. 327 00:20:20,745 --> 00:20:26,145 And I do see somebody being dragged across the floor. 328 00:20:27,216 --> 00:20:32,123 And I hear a male voice saying, it's gonna be okay. It's gonna be okay. 329 00:20:32,124 --> 00:20:34,403 This kid knew this guy. 330 00:20:34,404 --> 00:20:37,458 She knows this person very well, very well. 331 00:20:37,459 --> 00:20:38,859 Okay. 332 00:20:38,860 --> 00:20:43,900 And there was struggling. What is going on here? 333 00:20:44,137 --> 00:20:47,129 There's, like, physical... 334 00:20:47,130 --> 00:20:48,388 Stuff happening. 335 00:20:48,389 --> 00:20:52,038 Like, there's a man saying, make sure that they're dead. 336 00:20:52,039 --> 00:20:53,816 Uh, make sure. 337 00:20:53,817 --> 00:20:56,097 Make sure. 338 00:21:00,242 --> 00:21:02,462 [Whispers] 339 00:21:10,071 --> 00:21:13,561 Amy: There's a man saying, make sure that they're dead. 340 00:21:13,562 --> 00:21:15,842 Make sure. 341 00:21:16,122 --> 00:21:19,191 There's the woman again. 342 00:21:19,192 --> 00:21:21,877 She says, how can you let them do this? 343 00:21:21,878 --> 00:21:23,397 How can you let them do this? 344 00:21:23,398 --> 00:21:26,758 Aren't they your friends? 345 00:21:27,031 --> 00:21:30,811 Like, she's hysterically crying. 346 00:21:32,855 --> 00:21:34,753 Steve: I need to find out what kind of evidence 347 00:21:34,754 --> 00:21:36,810 the cops collected when they got to the scene. 348 00:21:36,811 --> 00:21:40,018 So, I'm heading to the state capital to meet with the County Sheriff. 349 00:21:40,019 --> 00:21:42,364 And he said he can tell me exactly what they found, 350 00:21:42,365 --> 00:21:48,265 and why it led them to narrow down their suspect list to four men. 351 00:21:59,512 --> 00:22:01,805 - Hey, Joe. - Hi, Steve. How are you doing? 352 00:22:01,806 --> 00:22:03,418 Thanks for meeting me, I appreciate it. 353 00:22:03,419 --> 00:22:05,723 Now, I wanted to talk to another cop about this. 354 00:22:05,724 --> 00:22:09,382 I mean, can you take me through the crime scene itself? 355 00:22:09,383 --> 00:22:12,856 Basically, the crime scene was quickly deteriorated 356 00:22:12,857 --> 00:22:16,149 by a whole barrage of people going through there. 357 00:22:16,150 --> 00:22:17,090 It was tainted. 358 00:22:17,091 --> 00:22:19,218 So, you had civilians walking through the crime scene? 359 00:22:19,219 --> 00:22:21,612 - That's right. - Wow, okay. 360 00:22:21,613 --> 00:22:25,375 I know this guy Kelly was arrested and charged. 361 00:22:25,376 --> 00:22:28,806 Reverend George Kelly. He was one of the four suspects. 362 00:22:28,807 --> 00:22:32,453 The first suspect would've been F.F. Jones. 363 00:22:32,454 --> 00:22:35,427 Mr. Moore had worked for him for nine years. 364 00:22:35,428 --> 00:22:38,211 They got into a disagreement over wages. 365 00:22:38,212 --> 00:22:39,941 Mr. Moore went on his own. 366 00:22:39,942 --> 00:22:43,774 And when he left, he took one of Mr. Jones' biggest customers. 367 00:22:43,775 --> 00:22:47,056 Also, there was the rumor that... 368 00:22:47,057 --> 00:22:50,199 Mr. Moore was having an affair. 369 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:51,470 With his daughter-in-law. 370 00:22:51,471 --> 00:22:53,332 - F.F.'s daughter-in-law? - That's right. 371 00:22:53,333 --> 00:22:56,862 Doesn't sound like it was enough for him to kill six kids. 372 00:22:56,863 --> 00:23:00,918 Well, that's where suspect number two comes in. 373 00:23:00,919 --> 00:23:03,313 William Blackie Mansfield. 374 00:23:03,314 --> 00:23:07,102 It is rumored Mr. Jones had hired Mr. Mansfield... 375 00:23:07,103 --> 00:23:08,514 To do his dirty work. 376 00:23:08,515 --> 00:23:10,719 Did they ever bring him in, charge him, or anything? 377 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:15,786 He had an alibi. He was actually in Chicago, Illinois, working, at the time. 378 00:23:15,787 --> 00:23:17,586 Henry Lee Moore. 379 00:23:17,587 --> 00:23:19,575 Well, he looks the part, that's for sure. 380 00:23:19,576 --> 00:23:20,902 Yes, he does. 381 00:23:20,903 --> 00:23:23,243 He wound up, two years later... 382 00:23:23,244 --> 00:23:28,086 Murdering his own mother and Grandmother in Columbia, Missouri. 383 00:23:28,087 --> 00:23:30,302 - And how'd he do that? - With an ax. 384 00:23:30,303 --> 00:23:32,098 - Bludgeoned them to death. - Okay. 385 00:23:32,099 --> 00:23:34,968 - But, he's arrested and charged, I guess? - He had an alibi. 386 00:23:34,969 --> 00:23:37,736 The only one that was ever arrested and charged... 387 00:23:37,737 --> 00:23:40,028 Was reverend George Kelly. 388 00:23:40,029 --> 00:23:42,841 Joe, what wound up leading the guys to arrest him? 389 00:23:42,842 --> 00:23:45,479 Someone said that they overheard him 390 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:48,581 talking about the murders when he was leaving that morning. 391 00:23:48,582 --> 00:23:50,998 He caught the 5:30 train out of Villisca. 392 00:23:50,999 --> 00:23:54,388 And they didn't discover the murders until around 7:00 A.M. 393 00:23:54,389 --> 00:23:57,491 Well, it was several years later that they arrested him. 394 00:23:57,492 --> 00:23:59,491 He's the one that was charged. 395 00:23:59,492 --> 00:24:01,537 - But acquitted twice. - Acquitted twice. 396 00:24:01,538 --> 00:24:05,798 And so, the case is still open today. 397 00:24:07,941 --> 00:24:10,558 Amy: There was a deal, and it went wrong. 398 00:24:10,559 --> 00:24:14,099 There are four men involved. 399 00:24:15,019 --> 00:24:18,259 I did hear, um, like... 400 00:24:18,585 --> 00:24:20,513 Conspiracy [Bleep]. 401 00:24:20,514 --> 00:24:22,956 Like, a cover-up. 402 00:24:22,957 --> 00:24:25,513 These men had marks on them. 403 00:24:25,514 --> 00:24:27,420 Scratches and... 404 00:24:27,421 --> 00:24:33,321 I just hear men talking to each other about making sure that it's done. 405 00:24:34,561 --> 00:24:38,461 Not everyone was supposed to die. 406 00:24:42,035 --> 00:24:45,481 Now that I know that Reverend Kelly went on trial for the Villisca Ax Murders. 407 00:24:45,482 --> 00:24:48,532 I'm meeting a crime historian who is going to explain to me why 408 00:24:48,533 --> 00:24:54,293 there was no justice for the victims of this brutal crime. 409 00:24:57,560 --> 00:24:59,718 This was the room where Reverend Kelly stood 410 00:24:59,719 --> 00:25:02,488 trial twice for the Villisca Ax Murders. 411 00:25:02,489 --> 00:25:05,893 - So, what happened with the first trial? - The first trial ended in a hung jury. 412 00:25:05,894 --> 00:25:07,472 So, what went wrong? 413 00:25:07,473 --> 00:25:09,662 The state had a pretty strong case. 414 00:25:09,663 --> 00:25:12,965 There was, of course, a confession by Kelly. 415 00:25:12,966 --> 00:25:15,598 - This is it? - Yes. 416 00:25:15,599 --> 00:25:17,084 What was he saying? 417 00:25:17,085 --> 00:25:19,499 He heard the voice of God. 418 00:25:19,500 --> 00:25:23,088 Telling him to slay utterly, and it went on in this vein. 419 00:25:23,089 --> 00:25:24,949 Wow. 420 00:25:25,035 --> 00:25:27,047 What other evidence did they have against him? 421 00:25:27,048 --> 00:25:29,382 They had what was called the bloody shirt. 422 00:25:29,383 --> 00:25:31,596 A couple of days after the murders, 423 00:25:31,597 --> 00:25:35,080 he took one of these white shirts to the laundry in Council Bluffs. 424 00:25:35,081 --> 00:25:36,489 We have a confession. 425 00:25:36,490 --> 00:25:39,845 We have two credible witnesses who say he talked about the murders 426 00:25:39,846 --> 00:25:42,472 before the bodies were even found, on the train. 427 00:25:42,473 --> 00:25:44,439 We've got a bloody T-shirt. 428 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:46,682 To me, it sounds like a pretty decent case. 429 00:25:46,683 --> 00:25:47,959 So, what went wrong? 430 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:51,274 Kelly was a pathetic figure. 431 00:25:51,275 --> 00:25:54,704 He was a very small fellow and he was a minister. 432 00:25:54,705 --> 00:25:58,066 This is the Bible Belt after all, and uh... 433 00:25:58,067 --> 00:26:01,415 Ministers don't go around killing kids with an ax. 434 00:26:01,416 --> 00:26:03,736 So now, what went wrong on the second trial? 435 00:26:03,737 --> 00:26:08,520 The second trial was just, essentially, a rerun that was done rather halfheartedly. 436 00:26:08,521 --> 00:26:14,421 The prosecution, in fact, did not even use the confession in the second trial. 437 00:26:15,899 --> 00:26:21,719 One of these men was really cool with doing this torturing. 438 00:26:26,905 --> 00:26:28,539 He's a little guy. 439 00:26:28,540 --> 00:26:32,368 Probably my height, but really thin, pale. 440 00:26:32,369 --> 00:26:35,549 Uh, his face is weird. 441 00:26:36,835 --> 00:26:40,255 He's a little crazy dude. 442 00:26:45,222 --> 00:26:49,622 During my walk, I saw a group of men conspiring to commit murder. 443 00:26:49,623 --> 00:26:52,553 I'm having a sketch artist draw one of the killers. 444 00:26:52,554 --> 00:26:56,664 He had a very oval kind of shape to his head. 445 00:26:56,665 --> 00:26:59,485 He was very thin. 446 00:26:59,722 --> 00:27:03,971 His hair, definitely, was dark and greasy. 447 00:27:03,972 --> 00:27:06,327 Next, I had him sketch the angry woman 448 00:27:06,328 --> 00:27:08,980 screaming at a living man in the other house. 449 00:27:08,981 --> 00:27:13,977 And there's a bed, and there was a person sleeping. 450 00:27:13,978 --> 00:27:16,678 And this lady... 451 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:20,336 Was at the end of the bed. 452 00:27:20,337 --> 00:27:23,457 And her face is rage. 453 00:27:23,828 --> 00:27:26,614 Is this what you saw? 454 00:27:26,615 --> 00:27:28,475 Yes. 455 00:27:33,957 --> 00:27:36,177 [Whispers] 456 00:27:44,940 --> 00:27:46,620 _. 457 00:27:51,686 --> 00:27:54,763 Steve: Now that Amy and I have completed our investigations. 458 00:27:54,764 --> 00:27:59,336 We're ready to reveal our findings to each other and our clients for the first time. 459 00:27:59,337 --> 00:28:02,853 Well, Amy, this is an unusual case for both of us, because we both had a 460 00:28:02,854 --> 00:28:06,152 little bit of knowledge of the tragedy that had happened in this house. 461 00:28:06,153 --> 00:28:09,889 Now, what you don't know is that we were actually called in by John. 462 00:28:09,890 --> 00:28:15,790 Now, John's a tour guide here. He actually lives in that house. 463 00:28:16,099 --> 00:28:21,206 He thinks something may have followed him home, and it's terrorizing his family. 464 00:28:21,207 --> 00:28:26,672 Now Kristy here works as a tour guide, as well, and she's terrified in that house. 465 00:28:26,673 --> 00:28:30,777 She doesn't want to leave, but she's afraid to come into this house and work. 466 00:28:30,778 --> 00:28:33,317 Now, I'm curious, Amy, coming into this case, 467 00:28:33,318 --> 00:28:35,838 how much did you know about what took place here? 468 00:28:35,839 --> 00:28:40,351 Amy: I knew that there was a mass murder that had been committed here. 469 00:28:40,352 --> 00:28:43,687 Of a family, two children were visiting. 470 00:28:43,688 --> 00:28:47,519 That it occurred at night, that it was done with an ax. 471 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:49,433 And that's about it. 472 00:28:49,434 --> 00:28:50,596 Okay. 473 00:28:50,597 --> 00:28:55,970 So, with that, I'm gonna turn it over to Amy, and she can tell us about her walk. 474 00:28:55,971 --> 00:28:59,304 So this walk, for me, was absolutely overwhelming. 475 00:28:59,305 --> 00:29:04,976 Like, I could not believe that pretty much everybody is still here. 476 00:29:04,977 --> 00:29:10,877 And when I showed up on the location, I felt a lot of pain. 477 00:29:11,180 --> 00:29:16,678 Like, having a hard time breathing and severe back pain. 478 00:29:16,679 --> 00:29:20,280 John, you had mentioned to me about headaches and pain you go through. 479 00:29:20,281 --> 00:29:22,971 John: Being in the house, certain places, certain times, 480 00:29:22,972 --> 00:29:26,308 extreme nausea, neck pain, back pain. 481 00:29:26,309 --> 00:29:28,159 Come out of the house, completely fine. 482 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:29,845 Yeah, mm-hmm. 483 00:29:29,846 --> 00:29:31,921 Kristy: I have trouble breathing sometimes. 484 00:29:31,922 --> 00:29:36,241 It feels like someone's standing on your chest. 485 00:29:36,242 --> 00:29:38,977 One of the strongest entities I met was this woman. 486 00:29:38,978 --> 00:29:44,318 She's pretty short, pale, and she was very spiteful. 487 00:29:44,688 --> 00:29:48,408 Angry, and she made me feel... 488 00:29:48,809 --> 00:29:51,569 The initial pain. 489 00:29:52,288 --> 00:29:56,170 The other thing is, she would go back and forth about blame. 490 00:29:56,171 --> 00:30:01,934 She feels responsible because she either let someone in or let them stay. 491 00:30:01,935 --> 00:30:07,835 But I hear from someone else that it's actually her husband's fault. 492 00:30:08,043 --> 00:30:10,554 - Now, was she one of the murder victims? - Yes. 493 00:30:10,555 --> 00:30:11,953 - She was? - Yes. 494 00:30:11,954 --> 00:30:14,563 And there's only one woman that was murdered in this house. 495 00:30:14,564 --> 00:30:16,232 This is Sarah Moore. 496 00:30:16,233 --> 00:30:20,244 - That look like who you might've seen? - Yes. Oh, yes. 497 00:30:20,245 --> 00:30:23,234 She lived here with her husband and four kids. 498 00:30:23,235 --> 00:30:25,557 There was Herman, who was 11. 499 00:30:25,558 --> 00:30:27,555 There was Katherine, who was 10. 500 00:30:27,556 --> 00:30:30,438 And then they had two other kids, Boyd and Paul. 501 00:30:30,439 --> 00:30:32,195 Seven and five. 502 00:30:32,196 --> 00:30:35,147 Now, you mentioned the woman you saw was angry. 503 00:30:35,148 --> 00:30:36,201 Yes. 504 00:30:36,202 --> 00:30:38,745 That's interesting because Sarah Moore was the only 505 00:30:38,746 --> 00:30:41,462 one that was hit with the sharp end of the ax. 506 00:30:41,463 --> 00:30:43,681 The rest of them were hit with the back end of the ax. 507 00:30:43,682 --> 00:30:45,381 Really? 508 00:30:45,382 --> 00:30:47,806 So, John, how do you feel knowing that one of the murder 509 00:30:47,807 --> 00:30:50,170 victims is actually here in the house, and she's pissed? 510 00:30:50,171 --> 00:30:51,850 John: Definitely sad. 511 00:30:51,851 --> 00:30:55,991 You know, nobody wants anybody stuck. 512 00:31:00,524 --> 00:31:02,163 What else? 513 00:31:02,164 --> 00:31:06,324 In the downstairs bedroom there's two girls, 514 00:31:06,325 --> 00:31:12,225 but there was one girl, specifically, who enjoys interacting with the living. 515 00:31:12,318 --> 00:31:14,949 She tries to get attention. 516 00:31:14,950 --> 00:31:17,849 She tries to talk to people... 517 00:31:17,850 --> 00:31:21,090 And she likes to growl. 518 00:31:23,081 --> 00:31:27,096 The growling that I've heard is in that exact bedroom. 519 00:31:27,097 --> 00:31:32,829 It was a growl, gasp, moan, kind of combined all together. 520 00:31:32,830 --> 00:31:35,263 You know that there were the two visiting Stillinger kids? 521 00:31:35,264 --> 00:31:36,407 - Yes. - All right. 522 00:31:36,408 --> 00:31:40,012 Those were the two girls that were murdered in the downstairs bedroom. 523 00:31:40,013 --> 00:31:42,939 This is Lena, who was 11. 524 00:31:42,940 --> 00:31:46,436 This is Ina. She was 8 years old. 525 00:31:46,437 --> 00:31:49,617 Which one do you think might be the one interacting? 526 00:31:49,618 --> 00:31:51,516 I think it's her. 527 00:31:51,517 --> 00:31:53,605 - Lena? - Yeah. 528 00:31:53,606 --> 00:31:59,043 She's the most active one, and wants feedback and reactions. 529 00:31:59,044 --> 00:32:01,984 She wants attention. 530 00:32:05,354 --> 00:32:07,914 So, as far as what happened, it was really hard 531 00:32:07,915 --> 00:32:12,056 to piece together what I think are the facts. 532 00:32:12,057 --> 00:32:15,107 There was a lot of chaos going on. 533 00:32:15,108 --> 00:32:19,178 Like, I did hear a man saying that it's gonna be okay. It's gonna be okay. 534 00:32:19,179 --> 00:32:23,313 I heard someone else say, there's no place to run. 535 00:32:23,314 --> 00:32:25,550 And then, I saw her... 536 00:32:25,551 --> 00:32:29,795 Getting dragged across the room by her leg. 537 00:32:29,796 --> 00:32:33,968 And she had this confused look on her face, because she knew this man. 538 00:32:33,969 --> 00:32:38,796 And then I heard a male say, make sure they're all dead. 539 00:32:38,797 --> 00:32:42,937 When I went upstairs, I saw the woman, Sarah. 540 00:32:42,938 --> 00:32:47,162 She was huddled in the corner, holding a small child, 541 00:32:47,163 --> 00:32:50,416 and she was screaming, why aren't you doing anything? 542 00:32:50,417 --> 00:32:51,951 How can you let them do this? 543 00:32:51,952 --> 00:32:55,052 You know. Aren't they your friends? 544 00:32:55,053 --> 00:32:57,922 And the killer was talking about how something went wrong. 545 00:32:57,923 --> 00:33:00,513 It wasn't supposed to happen like this. 546 00:33:00,514 --> 00:33:05,306 His meaning was that not everybody in the house was supposed to die. 547 00:33:05,307 --> 00:33:10,694 But something went wrong, a deal went wrong, and this was focused on revenge. 548 00:33:10,695 --> 00:33:15,375 And I believe there were four men involved. 549 00:33:15,397 --> 00:33:19,921 She amazes me one case after the next I can tell you I'm always blown away by her. 550 00:33:19,922 --> 00:33:22,245 But I got to respectfully disagree with her. 551 00:33:22,246 --> 00:33:24,349 I don't see it happening that way. 552 00:33:24,350 --> 00:33:26,482 There were four suspects, though. 553 00:33:26,483 --> 00:33:27,876 Interesting. 554 00:33:27,877 --> 00:33:31,161 First one was a guy that was Moore's boss. 555 00:33:31,162 --> 00:33:33,783 This guy, F.F. Jones. 556 00:33:33,784 --> 00:33:36,201 When Moore left the business... 557 00:33:36,202 --> 00:33:39,862 He actually took the biggest account that they had and took it with them. 558 00:33:39,863 --> 00:33:41,564 Yeah. I think that's it. 559 00:33:41,565 --> 00:33:47,064 Also, there was a rumor that J.B. Moore was having an affair with his daughter-in-law. 560 00:33:47,065 --> 00:33:49,172 Oh, that's why. 561 00:33:49,173 --> 00:33:52,319 But you don't kill six children over an affair. 562 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:56,385 The second major suspect was a guy named Blackie Mansfield. 563 00:33:56,386 --> 00:33:59,815 It was said that F.F. Jones hired him to kill the family. 564 00:33:59,816 --> 00:34:03,719 But, he had an alibi and he couldn't have been in Villisca at the time. 565 00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:06,008 So, it was dismissed. 566 00:34:06,009 --> 00:34:10,296 Then you've got Henry Lee Moore, no relation to the family. 567 00:34:10,297 --> 00:34:15,755 He was a drifter, but nobody could place him in Villisca the night of the homicide. 568 00:34:15,756 --> 00:34:20,256 Which brings us to reverend George Kelly. 569 00:34:21,849 --> 00:34:24,673 This guy was in town the night of the homicides. 570 00:34:24,674 --> 00:34:28,610 He attended the church that the entire Moore family was at that night. 571 00:34:28,611 --> 00:34:31,179 He's put on trial twice. 572 00:34:31,180 --> 00:34:33,349 First trial was a hung jury. 573 00:34:33,350 --> 00:34:35,647 Second time, he was acquitted. 574 00:34:35,648 --> 00:34:38,502 Now, one of the things they had on him... 575 00:34:38,503 --> 00:34:41,170 The next morning he gets on the train at 5:30 in the morning, 576 00:34:41,171 --> 00:34:44,103 and he discusses the murder that took place at this house. 577 00:34:44,104 --> 00:34:47,337 The bodies weren't discovered until 7:00 in the morning. 578 00:34:47,338 --> 00:34:49,301 So, how would he know about that? 579 00:34:49,302 --> 00:34:53,608 Second this is, a few days later, he drops off a bloody T-shirt to a dry cleaner. 580 00:34:53,609 --> 00:34:57,329 And he wrote out a confession. 581 00:34:58,173 --> 00:35:00,850 He puts himself here. Says he's killed the Moores. 582 00:35:00,851 --> 00:35:02,628 Said God made him do it. 583 00:35:02,629 --> 00:35:08,529 Well, one of the men who was active in the murders, I met in the barn. 584 00:35:09,031 --> 00:35:12,421 He was short, very thin and pale. 585 00:35:12,422 --> 00:35:16,696 He really enjoyed, like, torturing them. 586 00:35:16,697 --> 00:35:22,597 I got a really quick look at him, but I did a sketch anyway. 587 00:35:25,944 --> 00:35:27,804 Wow. 588 00:35:33,870 --> 00:35:35,831 Take a look at that. 589 00:35:35,832 --> 00:35:37,215 Wow. 590 00:35:37,216 --> 00:35:42,016 Yeah, that definitely resembles Reverend Kelly. 591 00:35:42,424 --> 00:35:46,346 Oh, yeah. It looks like the same man. 592 00:35:46,347 --> 00:35:50,667 Amy, what do you think? Is this Kelly? 593 00:35:51,625 --> 00:35:53,773 - Yes. - Okay. 594 00:35:53,774 --> 00:35:55,718 But he's not the only one. 595 00:35:55,719 --> 00:35:57,767 He's just one of 'em. 596 00:35:57,768 --> 00:35:59,695 I agree with her. 597 00:35:59,696 --> 00:36:00,557 Okay. 598 00:36:00,558 --> 00:36:04,182 How did one person control eight people, and nobody got out? 599 00:36:04,183 --> 00:36:05,845 Mm-hmm. 600 00:36:05,846 --> 00:36:09,539 Anything's possible. I'd never throw anything off the table. 601 00:36:09,540 --> 00:36:14,603 My experience working homicide tells me serial killers almost always act alone. 602 00:36:14,604 --> 00:36:18,533 But I've worked with Amy long enough to know that she see things no one else has. 603 00:36:18,534 --> 00:36:21,502 And if she thinks more than one man committed those murders, 604 00:36:21,503 --> 00:36:25,196 I can't find any evidence to prove or disprove her theory. 605 00:36:25,197 --> 00:36:29,521 I am glad that we both agree that this scumbag was involved in the homicide. 606 00:36:29,522 --> 00:36:32,323 Without a doubt, yeah. 607 00:36:32,324 --> 00:36:35,460 Well, we didn't just come here to investigate what might've happened here. 608 00:36:35,461 --> 00:36:40,111 But also, he's having issues in his house, which you also walked, right? 609 00:36:40,112 --> 00:36:41,684 - Yes. - Okay. 610 00:36:41,685 --> 00:36:44,427 When I was over there, I... 611 00:36:44,428 --> 00:36:49,648 Saw that most of the family go hang out in there. 612 00:36:49,837 --> 00:36:52,156 It was nice downstairs. 613 00:36:52,157 --> 00:36:57,836 Then, I'm, like, walking up the stairs and almost when you hit... 614 00:36:57,837 --> 00:37:01,644 The floor, it was just complete anger. 615 00:37:01,645 --> 00:37:03,865 With her. 616 00:37:06,204 --> 00:37:10,415 If I were you, I would be very careful in this house. 617 00:37:10,416 --> 00:37:13,416 It's pretty intense. 618 00:37:19,663 --> 00:37:21,883 [Whispers] 619 00:37:27,233 --> 00:37:32,856 Then, I'm, like, walking up the stairs and almost when you hit... 620 00:37:32,857 --> 00:37:36,610 The floor, it was just complete anger. 621 00:37:36,611 --> 00:37:38,831 With her. 622 00:37:39,384 --> 00:37:44,904 If I were you, I would be very careful in this house. 623 00:37:46,923 --> 00:37:52,549 John: The whole downstairs has always seemed very peaceful and welcoming. 624 00:37:52,550 --> 00:37:56,021 But the upstairs has always been full of footsteps and 625 00:37:56,022 --> 00:37:59,036 doors opening and closing and noises and... 626 00:37:59,037 --> 00:38:03,409 Well, it was so bad he moved his family from upstairs to downstairs. 627 00:38:03,410 --> 00:38:08,990 When I saw her upstairs, she's, like, in a blind rage. 628 00:38:09,142 --> 00:38:12,408 She makes it a point to haunt the living people. 629 00:38:12,409 --> 00:38:16,203 She said that the living people up there deserve it. 630 00:38:16,204 --> 00:38:21,159 I got that she does direct her anger towards a male. 631 00:38:21,160 --> 00:38:26,259 And it didn't make sense, because she blames him for what happened. 632 00:38:26,260 --> 00:38:32,121 Well, John admitted to me that he was pretty much obsessed about this case. 633 00:38:32,122 --> 00:38:36,165 For me, I felt a genuine love for this family. 634 00:38:36,166 --> 00:38:40,018 And I thought if I find out who did this, 635 00:38:40,019 --> 00:38:43,565 then maybe they can be at peace and be happy. 636 00:38:43,566 --> 00:38:48,209 I felt like I was called to do that, like I had to figure out... 637 00:38:48,210 --> 00:38:52,650 In my head, who did it, for the family. 638 00:38:56,444 --> 00:38:59,744 So I did a sketch of... 639 00:39:00,556 --> 00:39:03,891 A situation that I saw at the other house. 640 00:39:03,892 --> 00:39:06,530 And it was of Sarah... 641 00:39:06,531 --> 00:39:08,931 Going crazy. 642 00:39:09,029 --> 00:39:11,429 And yelling. 643 00:39:25,438 --> 00:39:28,540 Looks like she's wigging out. 644 00:39:28,541 --> 00:39:31,321 It's not a good feeling to... 645 00:39:31,322 --> 00:39:35,451 Do something you love, and trying to do it in a good way. 646 00:39:35,452 --> 00:39:38,932 And have that person angry. 647 00:39:41,984 --> 00:39:45,784 Well, this was a pretty intense case for both Amy and I. 648 00:39:45,785 --> 00:39:49,001 And you've got to be relieved that you finally know what's going on here. 649 00:39:49,002 --> 00:39:50,795 Mm-hmm. 650 00:39:50,796 --> 00:39:54,233 But, the big question is, can you guys live and work here safely? 651 00:39:54,234 --> 00:40:00,134 For that, I'm gonna turn it over to Amy and see if she can come up with an answer. 652 00:40:00,951 --> 00:40:05,571 What happened here is absolutely horrendous. 653 00:40:06,208 --> 00:40:07,698 Mm-hmm. 654 00:40:07,699 --> 00:40:12,559 These people, from the day that this happened. 655 00:40:12,678 --> 00:40:16,096 Have never had any kind of peace. 656 00:40:16,097 --> 00:40:19,697 Not only are they reliving... 657 00:40:21,356 --> 00:40:23,835 What happened to them constantly. 658 00:40:23,836 --> 00:40:26,852 They're also seeing other people coming and going, 659 00:40:26,853 --> 00:40:30,734 and it's made to be a sideshow. 660 00:40:30,735 --> 00:40:33,439 And it needs to stop. 661 00:40:33,440 --> 00:40:36,769 Because if this continues to stay a tourist attraction, 662 00:40:36,770 --> 00:40:40,513 I don't think they're gonna find any peace. 663 00:40:40,514 --> 00:40:42,795 I did speak with the owner, Martha. 664 00:40:42,796 --> 00:40:45,267 And I can tell you after speaking with her that, 665 00:40:45,268 --> 00:40:48,471 she is not gonna change the way things are done here. 666 00:40:48,472 --> 00:40:52,347 So, John, would you ever consider talking to the owner and asking to change, 667 00:40:52,348 --> 00:40:54,208 or do you think it'd be a waste of time? 668 00:40:54,209 --> 00:40:56,909 We don't want it to be disrespectful. 669 00:40:56,910 --> 00:40:59,655 I know Martha's intentions are right on. 670 00:40:59,656 --> 00:41:02,498 She doesn't want it to be disrespectful. 671 00:41:02,499 --> 00:41:07,923 And the way I give my tours, I need to just delve on the history, you know? 672 00:41:07,924 --> 00:41:11,988 We want to honor the family and we want to do good. 673 00:41:11,989 --> 00:41:14,956 She had a message to get through to you on how 674 00:41:14,957 --> 00:41:17,340 to change things, and you've gotten that. 675 00:41:17,341 --> 00:41:21,625 And that is what's going to give this family peace. 676 00:41:21,626 --> 00:41:24,566 So you were chosen. 677 00:41:24,824 --> 00:41:28,157 - How does that make you feel? - Really shocked. 678 00:41:28,158 --> 00:41:34,058 There's a reason I ended up here, and I never understood why. 679 00:41:34,174 --> 00:41:38,861 I know, John, that you're not in a position to make decisions here... 680 00:41:38,862 --> 00:41:42,655 On changing things, but are you gonna do what you can? 681 00:41:42,656 --> 00:41:46,433 Absolutely. We all want the best for them here. 682 00:41:46,434 --> 00:41:51,613 Kristy: It'd be nice to enter the house and not be nervous and scared. 683 00:41:51,614 --> 00:41:54,363 Amy: I wish the tours could stop completely. 684 00:41:54,364 --> 00:41:57,168 But I'm encouraged that John and Kristy promise 685 00:41:57,169 --> 00:42:00,372 to limit the tours to the history of the house. 686 00:42:00,373 --> 00:42:04,242 It seems to be a story that the dead in this place want told. 687 00:42:04,243 --> 00:42:08,819 And it should help bring them peace, at least for now. 688 00:42:08,820 --> 00:42:10,500 _. 689 00:42:14,117 --> 00:42:15,792 _. 690 00:42:15,793 --> 00:42:21,693 Sync & corrections by P2Pfiend. Www.Addic7ed.Com. 691 00:42:21,743 --> 00:42:26,293 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0 57459

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