Chapter 1
Hoover Family Massacre
The Hoover Family Massacre is an unsolved mass murder committed in 1887, Liberio, Pennsylvania. The victims consisted of the entire Hoover Family, who were pillars and one of the richer members of the community (The eldest victim, 57 years old, and the youngest, 4 years old) all together 13 victims. The bodies were discovered by the closest friend of the eldest son, Ted Zodiac, who wasn’t considered a suspect due to a confirmed alibi. It is believed that there was more than one killer and they were close to the family and knew their way around the family’s large victorian mansion. It is theorized that the two eldest siblings may have been homosexuals and since 1887 Liberio was a very religious community, the murders could have been committed by an outraged member of the congregation. But there has been no proof of those allegations, and the best friend of the eldest Hoover daughter, Diana Troy, denied the claims. The brutality of these murders shocked the small community and brought an abundance of tourists to the murder site, trampling evidence, stealing items from the house, making grave marker rubbings which were sold, and many interested parties that wanted to solve the case moving to the small town. The murder weapons, believed to be a butcher knife, an axe usually kept in the back shed, a sledgehammer, a 45. Caliber pistol, and some type of rope, have never been found to this day. The killer also took trophies with them from each victim. The wedding rings of the elder Hoovers, a beloved book collection, a diploma, a well worn hat, a set of letters from a deceased friend, a dress, a key collection, a baseball, a locket, a pressed four leaf clover, a lucky penny, a red hair ribbon, and a porcelain doll. Some locals still believe that the abandoned mansion is haunted by the spirits of the family. There have been reports of sightings of the younger children playing in the yard and shadowy figures can be seen in the windows