{"id":11227,"date":"2019-10-29T14:54:50","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T18:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?p=11227"},"modified":"2019-10-29T14:55:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T18:55:41","slug":"renthop-horror-stories-murder-house-happy-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/renthop-horror-stories-murder-house-happy-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"RentHop Horror Stories – Murder House: Happy Halloween!"},"content":{"rendered":"

For those who love horror stories and movies, you probably remember the gorgeous mansion featured in season 1 of American Horror Story. The mansion, in reality, a masterpiece by the architect Alfred Rosenheim, used to be a popular filming location and is now a vacation rental property in Los Angeles. But not all haunted houses, especially not the ones where grotesque crimes actually happened, turn out to be moneymakers. They turn into hidden hangout spots for paranormal truthers and thrill-seeking trespassers, or sell at a highly discounted price.<\/p>\n

To celebrate Halloween, we are going to share some true crime stories behind the most infamous murder houses in the U.S.<\/p>\n

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The Chop-Chop House in Boise, Idaho<\/h2>\n

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It was June 30, 1987, when the investigators discovered 21-year-old Preston Murr\u2019s body in the basement of the 4-bed, 3 baths house located at 805 W Linden Street. Tracing the blood on the porch and the front, they found Murr, shot and chopped into pieces. A week later, body parts surfaced in Brownlee Reservoir, somewhere that\u2019s over 100 miles away from where he was murdered.<\/p>\n

What Happened?<\/h3>\n

According to the neighbors, that night, Murr and two other male friends, Daron Cox and Daniel Rodgers, got into a fight. It was so bad that Murr ended up with a shot wound in the shoulder as a result. Trying to save himself from the frantic murderers, Murr ran up and banged on a neighbor\u2019s door, but without avail. The police didn\u2019t show up until the next morning, and by then, it was too late.<\/p>\n

According to the court documents, Cox and Rodgers, after shooting Murr in the shoulder and dragging him back to the basement, fired more shots and murdered Murr. Then, out of absolutely unnecessary and excessive brutality, they dismembered Murr\u2019s body so they could dispose of it.<\/p>\n

The house was nicknamed \u201cChop-Chop House\u201d after the murder, and many people have reported unsettling incidents in the house, in particular, the basement. To this day, the Boise Murder House remains a residential property. Many have rented and lived there, and it was at one point a Boise State University frat house.<\/p>\n

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