J P Strother

Historical marker location:

Eldon, Iowa

( Marker is on 5th Street, 0.1 miles south of Elm Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Eldon Riverfront.

In the early 1900s, the town of Villisca, Iowa was the site of a gruesome murder that remains unsolved to this day. On June 10, 1912, eight people were bludgeoned to death with an axe in their home. The crime is known as the Villisca Axe Murders and has been the subject of numerous books, films, and TV shows.