Bath School disaster1927-05-18 Victims: 103 (45 / 58) Tools: Explosives |
Andrew Kehoe was angry over losing an election, under financial distress of losing his farm partly because of high taxes, so he decided to seek revenge on the town by blowing up the school and killing all the kids. Not all of his bombs went off, and "only" 38 students were killed. 500lbs. of explosives were found in the basement, undetonated. | Cause: Revenge Motive: ❓ Unknown 🚫 Gun Free Zone |
Long before assault rifles, Andrew Kehoe was angry over losing an election, under financial distress of losing his farm partly because of high taxes, so he decided to seek revenge on the town by blowing up the school and killing all the kids. Not all of his bombs went off, and "only" 38 students were killed. 500lbs. of explosives were found in the basement, undetonated
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- Wikipedia: Bath School disaster
- Wikipedia: Andrew Kehoe
- https://www.biography.com/people/andrew-kehoe-235986
- https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/opinion/columnists/judy-putnam/2016/05/18/putnam-evil-remembered-89-years-later/84276384/
- https://www.thedailyjournal.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/05/19/hope-hes-roasting-hell-deadliest-school-massacre-remembered-89-years-later/84580232/
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