Histories of Horror

Teaser for Villisca Axe Murders


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The Trail Grows Colder... and BloodierHe’s been waiting in the shadows. Now, the soot-covered tracks lead to a house of nightmares. The wait is over—Histories of Horror returns for Season 1, Part II.

We’re kicking off the new year by connecting the dots between a drifting shadow and one of America’s most haunting crime scenes.

Today, we are going to the Villisca Axe Murders, a case that directly touches on our deep dive into The Man from the Train: Paul Mueller.

Was he a ghost, a drifter, or history’s most prolific unidentified killer? We’re diving into the mystery of the midwest to find out if the man on the train left his most gruesome mark in Iowa.#HistoriesOfHorror #TrueCrime #PaulMueller #TheManOnTheTrain #Villisca #AxeMurders #PodcastLaunch #2026horror

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Histories of HorrorBy Sai Marie Johnson and AL Knuckles