Download or read book Villisca Axe Murders Revisited written by Stephen Bowman and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-07 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Bowman ranks with the top mystery writes" - Clive Cussler"Better than Capote's 'In Cold Blood'" - Lincoln Journal"An infectious read. I could not put this book down." - Kingsport PressOn June 10, 1912, the village of Villisca, Iowa awoke to discover a mass murder had occurred while the town slept. An entire household of eight people had been axed to death in their beds. Within 24 hours, in spite of limited mass communications, the story was national and international news, knocking the White Star Titanic off the front page and captivating the general public. The mass murder became a catalyst to a growing nation starting to realize the 20th century, with all of its advancements, held new forms of terror and insecurity. If the mass murder could happen in this idyllic little village, it could happen anywhere.Stephen Bowman's version of the story recreates the gruesome murder and the aftermath in an expose of rural family strife and local mores toward bigotry, superstition and caste system which still exists in rural America today. The suspenseful mystery brings to life a vivid cast of characters. Through the main characters, the themes of rural life and prejudice are revealed as they each struggle with conflicts between self-respect, family honor and justice. The crime remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the 20th century