Murder House: Is site of decades old crime scene haunted?

BOISE, Idaho (KBOI) Nearly three decades ago, one of the most infamous murders in Boise took place inside a home off Broadway Avenue. June 30, 1987, 21-year-old Preston Murr was shot and chopped into 13 pieces. Now, some say the victim's home serves as a haunting reminder of the gruesome crime.

Nearly three decades ago, one of the most infamous murders in Boise took place inside a home off Broadway Avenue.

June 30, 1987, 21-year-old Preston Murr was shot and chopped into 13 pieces. Now, some say the victim's home serves as a haunting reminder of the gruesome crime.

"It was interesting because it is a very unique and neat house," said Deann Davis, a resident who lived in the home for two years.

This two-story house stands out for its architectural-style, and of course, what happened inside its walls.

"It's listed like, third in the United States as haunted houses," Davis told KBOI 2News.

Davis lived in the home from 2008 to 2009 with her daughters. People often knocked on her door hoping to get a peak inside the so-called "Murder House."

"It had a lot of fame that people would want to come by and have a tour of the house," Davis said.

Court documents say in 1987 an argument broke out between Murr and two others before he was shot in the shoulder. As he bled, he pounded on a neighbor's front door, pleading with his attackers to let him go.

One man called 911 as he witnessed Murr being dragged back into the home, according to the documents.

The 911 call was recorded:

Dispatch: "OK, what's the problem there?"

Caller: "Uh, I don't know. A couple of guys came up and beat on the door and, uh, I went out and looked and there's some blood on the door it looks like."

Dispatch: "OK. Can you see them down the street at all?"

Caller: "Uh, there looks like something is going on in the house across the street."

Later, Murr was shot in the back of his head and dismembered. A week later, parts of his body surfaced more than 100 miles away in the Brownlee Reservoir.

But the rumor is, the 21-year-old's soul will forever haunt this home.

"It was a different aura downstairs when you go into the basement; evidently, that's where the mishaps happened," she said. "Nobody liked to go in there - nobody wanted to go in there."

Davis didn't feel uneasy living in the house, but urban legend has kept many away.

"A lot of people are afraid of the house," she explained. "Some won't even sleep there. I had a medium and she wanted to observe the place and go in there for a night...she never did though."

A jury convicted Daniel Rogers of first-degree murder. He's now serving a life sentence at the Idaho Correctional Center. Daron Cox was convicted of being an accomplice to murder and spent six years behind bars.

KBOI 2News tried to contact the current owner of the home. Davis says the owner is related to Daniel Rodgers by a past marriage and does not believe his house is haunted.

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