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On December 23, 1934, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 12-year-old white male Robert Dempsey was tragically killed in a mass murder-suicide orchestrated by his aunt, Kathryn Dempsey Schoch. The incident occurred at the Dempsey family home, where Robert lived with his parents, Walter and Clara Dempsey, and his siblings: Walter Jr., 10; Thomas, 8; and David, 15 months. Kathryn Schoch, a 40-year-old trained nurse from Dunkirk, New York, had recently suffered the loss of her own seven-year-old son, whic ...Read More
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Robert Dempsey
Male
Pittsburgh
PA
1934-12-23
12
Robert
Dempsey
11/28/2025
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I've been reading about the tragic events surrounding the Dempsey family, and it's just so deeply un... ...Read More
12/08/2023
12/08/2023
Has anyone else been pondering the role that mental health might have played in this devastating cas... ...Read More
09/25/2023
09/25/2023
I've been researching the Dempsey case and can't help but feel for Clara. Surviving such a horrific ... ...Read More
05/18/2023
05/18/2023
