The Villisca Axe Murders occurred in Villisca, Iowa, in June 1912. An ax-wielding perpetrator murdered the Moore family and two house guests.
Joe Turner
Joe Turner
Joe Turner is a freelance writer of crime with a passion for unsolved mysteries. He is the author of a series of published mystery novels and holds a degree in criminal psychology. He lives in the West Midlands, UK with his wife and son. Read More
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Between 1986 and 1989, the Colonial Parkway murders became one of the country’s biggest serial killer mysteries. The case remains unsolved.
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In 2013, Elisa Lam was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel water tank. Bizarre footage of her final moments only adds to the mystery.
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The Lake Bodom Murders of 6 June 1960 involves 3 teenagers killed while camping on the shore. It’s one of Finland’s great unsolved murders.
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On 26 January 1966, the three Beaumont children went to the beach. Their disappearance is one of Australia’s most famous unsolved cases.
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The sad and brutal unsolved slaying of a mother, her two children, and a teenage friend in the Keddie cabin murders rocked the Cali railroad town in 1981.
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The Long Island Serial Killer has been operating for almost twenty years. He killed, mutilated, and disposed of at least ten victims near Gilgo Beach.
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Ahmed Muhiddin Piri made the Piri Reis map in 1513. It seems to show an ice-free Antarctic coastline long before the continent’s discovery.
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Major Crimes in History
Servant Girl Annihilator Murders of Austin, Texas
by Joe Turnerby Joe TurnerIn the 19th century Austin, Texas, the Servant Girl Annihilator butchered eight people and was one of the worst serial killers in the U.S.