Mystery AtlasKelly-Guilt Theory (Villisca)
The theory that travelling minister George Kelly committed the Villisca axe murders, based on his early knowledge of the deaths and a disputed courtroom statement; rejected by a jury at his second trial after his first ended in a hung jury.
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Related Mysteries
- Villisca Axe Murders9-10 June 1912
Kelly-Guilt Theory (Villisca) attempts to explain Villisca Axe Murders.
Theories & Explanations
Kelly-Guilt Theory (Villisca) contradicts Travelling Axe-Murderer Theory (Villisca).
People
Kelly-Guilt Theory (Villisca) was identified as George Kelly (Reverend) — Tried twice: a 1914 hung jury, then acquittal despite a disputed courtroom statement prosecutors treated as a confession.