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Mary Chace Peckham (or Chase; 1839–1893) was an American author and reformer. [1] Born at Nantucket on July 15, 1839, she was the daughter of Charles Miller Peck and Adriana (Fisher) Peck. [2]
- The Moore Family Was An Affluent Family Who Was Killed Alongside 2 Children
- Josiah’s Brother and Their Neighbour Discovered Their Bodies First
- Josiah Moore’s Axe Was Used to Murder The Moores and The Stillinger Children
- The killer(s) Had Waited For The Family in Their House’s Attic
- The Moores Were Killed First Before The Stillinger Girls
- All Victims Were Asleep Other Except Lena Who Tried to Fight Back
- Investigators Speculated That Lena Was Sexually Molested
- Several Suspects Emerged But The Villisca Axe Murders Were Not Solved
- A 2017 Book Named An Immigrant as The Villisca Axe Murders Assailant
The Villisca Axe Murders involved the Moore family alongside two other children they had invited over to their home. Parents Josiah B, Sarah Montgomery, and their four children Herman Montgomery, Mary Katherine, Arthur Boyd, and Paul Vernon were killed alongside Ina Mae and Lena Gertrude Stillinger. The Moore family was an affluent family that was ...
On 10thJune 1912 at 7 AM, the Moores neighbor, Mary Peckham became worried after noticing the family was not up for their usual morning chores. She tried to knock at their house where nobody answered and even tried to open the door which was locked. Mary called Ross Moore, the brother of Josiah whose attempts of calling the family were met by no re...
Ross Moore told Mary Peckham to call Villisca’s primary peace officer Henry Horton who arrived afterward. The officer searched the whole house and revealed that the entire Moore family and the two visiting children had been brutally murdered. They were bludgeoned to death using an axe. Surprisingly, the murder weapon belonged to Josiah B Moore whic...
Another astonishing revelation by the doctors was that the murders took place between midnight and 5 AM. The killer(s) had arrived at the house of the Moores earlier before they got back from the church event. As the investigations went on, two spent cigarettes were found in the attic which gave a clear picture that the killer (s) had waited patien...
It is believed that the killer(s) started the killings in the master bedroom where Josiah and his wife were sleeping. Josiah Moore was bludgeoned more than the others as his face had deep cuts. His eyes were missing from his body due to the blows he received. Josiah was murdered using the blade of the axe while the others were killed using the blun...
The Villisca axe murders took place in the wee hours of the night when everyone was believed to be asleep. During the gruesome murders, it is believed that everyone in the Moores’ house was asleep except Lena Gertrude Stillinger. The investigators believed that Lena Gertrude Stillinger was away during the incident. She tried to fight back but she w...
Lena Gertrude Stillinger seemed to have fought back and went through a lot before she was murdered. She was found lying crosswise on her bed while her nightgown was pushed to her waist. Lena never had her undergarments on which led to speculations that she was sexually molested. More details on what happened to Lena remain a huge puzzle.
Reverend George Kelly, Frank F. Jones, William Mansfield, Loving Mitchell, Paul Mueller, and Henry Lee Moore were among the numerous suspects who eventually came to light (no relation). Kelly faced two murder trials. While the second trial resulted in an acquittal, the first trial ended with a deadlocked jury. The investigations on other suspects w...
The Villisca murders are discussed in Bill James and his daughter Rachel McCarthy James’ 2017 book, “The Man from the Train”. This was part of a broader string of homicides that they think were all committed by a single serial killer. Bill and Rachel concluded that the murderer was Paul Mueller (or Miller), an immigrant who may have been from Germa...
Feb 14, 2020 · Mary Peckham – Hebrides Revival 1949 | Women of Christianity. “I never felt such an entire emptiness of self-love, or any regard to any private, selfish interest of my own. It seemed to me, that I had entirely done with myself.
Mar 27, 2018 · 2000 Heart-Cry for Revival Conference
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Nov 20, 2011 · The recounting of the story of revival on the Scottish Isle of Lewis in the late 1940s. It is a fascinating blend of history, biography and testimony. It includes the eye-witness accounts from Duncan Campbell and Mary Peckham.
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Mary Chace Peckham (or Chase; 1839–1893) was an American author and reformer. Mary Chace Peckham in The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography (1899) Born at Nantucket on July 15, 1839, she was the daughter of Charles Miller Peck and Adriana (Fisher) Peck.
Feb 14, 2023 · Late August and early September are trying times for Mary Peckham. On September 4, 2012, her son Matthew overdosed. Just four days prior on August 31, he celebrated his 27th birthday which also happens to be International Overdose Awareness Day. To top it off, August 30th is National Grief Awareness Day.
