On March 30, 1975, Alma Allgeier Ruppert, 38, was one of eleven members of her family murdered at 635 Minor Avenue in Hamilton, Ohio, in what became known as the Easter Sunday Massacre. She and her husband, Leonard Ruppert Jr., their eight children, and Alma’s mother‑in‑law, Charity Ruppert, were all shot and killed in the family home.

The killer was identified as James Urban Ruppert, his sister‑ and brother‑in‑law’s brother, who was 41 at the time. Reports name revenge for perceived lack of affection from his mother and brother, and possible psychosis and paranoia, as motives. The attack is cited as one of the deadliest lone‑gunman shootings in Ohio.

If anyone knew Alma or the Ruppert family, or has information about the events of that day, please share what can help shed light on their lives and the massacre.