Death Rode a Painted Horse.

“Utterly slay old and young men, maidens and little children and women; but do not come near anyone on whom is the mark.” Ezekiel 9:6

Wess Haubrich
9 min readJan 24, 2022

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The Villisca Ax Murders House. Source: HouseBeautiful.com

The following is based on a true story.

I. Death Wielded an Ax

It was Children’s Night at Church that night. We kids looked forward to it all…

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Wess Haubrich

Horror, crime, noir with a distinctly southwestern tinge. Staff writer, former contributing editor; occultist; anthropologist of symbols.