The Dufty Family Ax Murders

In August of 1908, Henry J Dufty ended three innocent lives with an ax. The newspapers blamed religious hysteria and the doctors blamed his diseased mind. The neighbors had been buzzin' over the fences that ol' Henry was out of his senses for years already, but what really led to this tragedy? Follow along as we tell the story and chase down the clues in an attempt to solve this decades-old mystery. Why did Henry Dufty take his ax to breakfast?