Villisca Axe Murder House

Some SIPI members made the trek to Iowa on Friday to the site of a brutal multiple murder. The Villisca Axe Murder House. It lived up to its' reputation, and then some. It is so refreshing to be able to go to a place that is authentic, haunted, and active. I know they are around, but this is the best one I have found so far besides Waverly.

Waverly, because of its size, missing windows, and cement floors has its own challenges, so Villisca was easier on the feet and legs. It is also a place where you can more easily see how it was back in the day as the building is intact and there are furnishings to represent that era.

The hardest part about Villisca was the 8 hour ride, but good company made even that pleasurable. If you go, make sure that you bring blankets in cold weather, there is no heat, and no power in the main house. The town is small and doesn't have much in the way of amenities, but there is a grocery store and cafe. Don't go with a small group or just women, there are groups of teenagers that cause issues (we had 5 drunken ones climbing on the clothesline posts outside and making threats). It is not a place for those who are timid, and probably not so good for first timers, but it IS haunted, as my daughter would say...Uberhaunted!

That said, here it is in a nutshell...I have 23 EVPs in only an hour and a half of recording so far, I still have 4 sessions to listen to. There is a man , woman and little girl on those EVPs. There were many different kinds of light anomalies, including 4 people seeing something we have never seen before, a black orb. There were shadows, thumps, and even a time when the house and outside barn shook after a huge thump. There was a person scratched, one had a blanket lifted off of her, and many were touched, most were touched several times. I got a lot of valuable little snippets of psychic information. Working as a professional psychic has its fun times, and this was one of them! There were several objects that were moved (and moved quite a bit), while we were there. There was also that wonderful icky feeling at times. You could feel the energy thrumming through that house.

We were told that the attic was the place where some bad stuff was, it did feel VERY spooky, but everyone took turns going in , even the folks who were on their first ghost hunt. One gal did get scratched right outside the attic, and another had a blanket lifted off of her in the same place. It was certainly one of the hotspots.

We are still in the "reviewing" stage of our evidence, but there are several unexplainable photos, many EVPs and everyone had at least one personal experience. Others included one person having his voice mimicked , and my name being called out loud (at first we thought it may be on a ghost box, but it was not, it was said out loud and I have it on my recorder). 

My favorite EVP so far is a voice saying to a man in the group "don't like you". There are some great EVPs and I can't wait to see what I find today.

It is certainly a place to seriously investigate, not a place to "play" at ghost hunting. That house could certainly "hurt" you. Thanks to all the brave gals and guys who make the trek!

Happy Ghost Hunting!!




Peshaui Wequashimese





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