The Real Story of Chop Shop House

It is difficult to avoid staring at the home located at 805 W Linden. In Boise, ID as you are driving by it, having been covered in a coating of soot having windows that have been shattered and boarded up and having debris scattered about the yard. The Craftsman style house that is 2 stories tall and 2728 square feet in size seems to be an abandoned horror movie set. The reality, on the other hand, is a lot more terrifying. The residence is generally referred to as the Boise murder House. However, it is also occasionally referred to as the Chop Chop House by locals.

This is a sarcastic allusion to the grisly killing that occurred there more than three decades ago. On the early morning hours of June 30th, 1987, Daniel Rogers, who was 37 years old at the time, and Darren Cox, who was 31 years old. Shot and murdered Preston Murr, who was 21 years. The incident took place in the basement of Rogers House, which was located at 805. Linden St. following the dismemberment of his body using an axe and a knife, the two guys packed the pieces of his body in plastic bags and drove to the border between Idaho and Oregon in order to dispose of the body parts in the Brownlee reservoir nearby. Circumstances of the crime are horrifying. Yet there is one particular aspect that is more frightening than the others.

Mercame dangerously close to escaping. The records filed in the courtroom indicate that a fight took place between the three males at around midnight and that one of the two other guys shot Murray shoulder during the altercation following his successful escape from the house, he made a beeline for a neighboring residence where he. On the door and pleaded for assistance. No one replied on the other end. The neighbor who was inside did contact the police. He reported hearing someone hammering on his door and someone yelling. Let go of me. Followed by a shriek of agony. He also heard someone screaming loudly when he peered out his window, he noticed someone after Murr.

They ultimately caught him and dragged him back into the basement of Roger's house, where he was shot in the back of the head. Causing him to die despite the fact that the police did not show up that evening.

The same neighbor contacted them again the next morning to request that they examine the blood that was found on his screen door earlier that evening. A further horrifying image of Miss frantic struggle to flee his assassins the night before was painted by the blood that was discovered around the area, including on sidewalks and at least one other home in the neighborhood.

An ominous legacy continues to be present in the vicinity of 805 W. Even though the crime scene has been cleaned up for a considerable amount of time. James Howell is listed as the new owner of the home in the property records that are accessible online as of the year 2000.

It is unknown what happened to the house in the years immediately after Rogers transfer to the Idaho State Correctional Center to carry out the. Of his life term, without the possibility of release. Since then, Howell has leased the property out to a number of different tenants. And now because of its close proximity to Boise State University, it has become a popular option for students who are looking for accommodation that is located off campus. The local legend around the home has a very college like flavor.

As a consequence of this circumstance, according to a persistent story, fraternity members have reported witnessing blood pouring down the walls of the basement for years. This situation has been going on for quite some time. Many people who have lived there in the past have reported that there is something off about the location, despite the fact that this story is not true in the 805 W Linden was never an official fraternity house.

There was a strange vibe in a scary atmosphere in the basement. As a means of intimidating them, we would bring people down there. Joe WA, former student at Birmingham State University, shared his thoughts with 107.9 Lite FM, a local radio station.

I never saw any ghosts, but you could tell something wasn't right, he said. Another resident of Boise named Rachel R shared with the station that her family came very close to purchasing the property in the year 2000 and that she continues to experience anxiety whenever she thinks about the tour of the house that they took. She said that the basement was by far the most unsettling area of the building and that it seemed as if it had been. When it comes to the stories that have been shared with 107.9, the most peculiar one is the one that. Provided by Dande. And it extends well beyond the.