In the heart of Villisca, Iowa, lies a crumbling wooden home that hides a story more chilling than any horror film. Locals call it the “Lucy Murder House” – but what really happened inside its walls? And why do some claim the house refuses to be forgotten?
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!It all began one foggy summer night in 1912. Lucy Harper, a 32-year-old schoolteacher, was found brutally murdered in her home, along with her two younger sisters. The crime scene was beyond disturbing – the victims had been struck repeatedly with a blunt object, and bizarrely, mirrors had been covered with sheets and all the clocks in the house were stopped at exactly 2:07 AM.
No suspect was ever arrested.
The house, which had been the scene of candlelight vigils, tearful funerals, and whispered theories, was left to rot. Over the decades, weeds overtook the yard and windows shattered like the lives once lived inside. Yet, strange reports began to surface.
Visitors claim to hear sobbing from empty rooms. Others speak of icy air pockets and the sound of footsteps on creaking stairs, even when the house is locked and empty. One urban explorer fainted on the second floor and awoke to find a child’s drawing in her bag—one she swore she never picked up.
Even now, more than a century later, no one dares to buy or demolish the Lucy Murder House. Town records show five attempted sales—all mysteriously canceled. Contractors hired to restore it? They quit after one night. One claimed he saw a woman in white watching him from the upstairs window—only to realize later that the upstairs has no floor anymore.
Is the house haunted? Cursed? Or just a decaying relic wrapped in folklore?
Whatever the truth is, one thing is clear: the Lucy Murder House is more than a memory. It’s alive in the whispers of Villisca, in the flickering candles placed on its steps each year… and maybe, just maybe, in the cold breath on your neck when you walk too close.