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David Ruppert

Case from Hamilton, OH dated Mar 30, 1975

Victim Details

David S. Ruppert

Male

White / Caucasian

Hamilton

OH

1975-03-30

11

David

Ruppert

06/24/2026

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David S. Ruppert, an 11-year-old boy, tragically lost his life on March 30, 1975, in Hamilton, Ohio. His death was part of a horrific event known as the Easter Sunday Massacre. On that day, James Urban Ruppert, David's uncle, fatally shot eleven members of his own family in his mother's house at 635 Minor Avenue in Hamilton. The victims included David's parents, his grandmother, and seven of his siblings.

James Urban Ruppert, who was 41 years old at the time, carried out the massacre usin ...
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