

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Iowa Files; Villisca: Living With a Mystery
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: On the morning of June 10, 1912, the peaceful town of Villisca, Iowa awoke to horror. Josiah and Sarah Moore, along with their four children (Herman, Katherine, Boyd, and Paul), and two young overnight guests (Lena and Ina Stillinger), were all found brutally murdered in their home. The killer had used an axe, likely Josiah Moore’s own, to bludgeon the victims while they slept.

One of the most chilling unsolved mysteries in the United States, the tragedy has been extensively researched by Dr. Edgar V. Epperly. He has written dozens of articles and blog entries, and appeared on CourtTV and other radio and television programs. He will be joined by filmmakers Kelly &amp; Tammy Rundle, whose 2004 documentary explores the crime's aftermath in a small town.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/west-des-moines/iowa-files;-villisca-living-with-a-mystery/200028633978831
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 95

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200028633978831?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=west+des+moines-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: West Des Moines
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: West Des Moines Public Library
- **lat**: 41.565822921876
- **long**: -93.759117687008
- **full address**: West Des Moines Public Library, 4000 Mills Civic Pkwy,West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: West Des Moines Historical Society (https://allevents.in/org/west-des-moines-historical-society/10559167)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** West Des Moines Public Library, 4000 Mills Civic Pkwy,West Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** West Des Moines Historical Society
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Iowa Files; Villisca: Living With a Mystery ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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