Ohio Man Killed His Entire Family in One Night

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4 min readApr 26, 2024

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James Ruppert: 1975 Easter Massacre Murderer
James Ruppert: 1975 Easter Massacre Murderer

At around 4 pm on March 30, 1975, James Urban Ruppert woke up. James loaded his magnum, along with .22 caliber handguns and a rifle. He went downstairs to the kitchen, and shot and killed his brother, Leonard Jr., his sister-in-law, Alma, and his mother, Charity. Then, he shot three of Leonard's children, Carol, Teresa, and David.

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