 In a blurb on the dust jacket of the hardcover edition of "The Man From the Train", professor and crime writer Harold Schecter writes that the Jamses offered the most probable solution yet for the Villisca murders.The paranormal reality television series "Ghost Adventures" covered the story of the Villisca axe murders, in the episode "Villisca Axe Murder House".The paranormal reality television series "Scariest Places on Earth" covered the story of the Villisca axe murders and hosted a paranormal investigation on the property.