MISSISSIPPI AXE MURDERS: Tragedy in Water Valley

On May 5th, 1931, Callie Wiggins headed to the home of her employers, W.B. and Mamie Wagner. When she entered the house, the smell of blood hung in the air with an axe covered in blood, hair, and bone. Neaves revisits the grisly murders of the richest and most influential couple in a small Mississippi town. Photos.