sar-no-merodi:
Cross my heart,
As I pray.
And hope for the day,
where all your souls
can rest away.
June 10th, 1912. Eight innocent and unsuspecting victims were brutally murdered in the early hours of the morning by an unknown killer. Victims were, Josiah B. Moore, His wife Sarah Moore. Their four children Herman Moore(aged 11), Katherine Moore(aged 10), Paul Moore(aged 5) and Boyd Moore(aged 7). That night the family had two guests over, Ina Stillinger(aged 8) and Lena Stillinger(aged 12). The two girls were friends of Katherine and had been invited to spend the night after sunday church activities.
The family had returned home from their church after evening activites. When they had all fallen asleep, a dark and mysterious figure emerged from their attic. The killer had been hiding and waiting for the family to fall asleep, so he could attack with little effort. The unknown man(I assume it’s a man.) had stolen an axe from the Moore’s barn and attacked Josiah and Sarah first. He hacked Josiah’s face with the blade so many times he was unrecognizable to police. He used the blunt end of the axe to bash in Sarah’s face. After the parents were dead, he moved into the next room where the four Moore children slept. He beat each child to death with the axe to their faces. When he finished the children he moved downstairs and found the Stillinger girls. He beat Ina to death and went for Lena- investigators believe that Lena was awake when her killer attacked her and that she is the only victim to of put up a fight. She had defensive wounds on her wrists and she also was missing her panties- the pose her body was found in leads them to believe Lena was sexually assaulted by her killer.
When all members of the household were beaten to death, the killer smashed all the house mirrors and placed lit lanterns at the end of each bed. No one is sure why he did it.
To this day, the case remains unsolved. The killer, probably long gone and free of any charges or guilt.
The home of the Moore’s, in Villisca Iowa still stands. The owner of the home has it furnished exactly how it was when it was owned by the Moore’s. It is open to the public for tours, and is even open for people to spend a night in. The home is very active in paranormal activity. Voices are heard, objects move, doors open and shut, shadows are seen. The souls of those who died in that house still remain- forever trapped and forced to relive their death over and over.
It’s also said that the killers soul is there as well. Perhaps he is bond to it by guilt? Or punishment.
Via Personal blog of Sar,