Charity H. Skinner Ruppert, 65, was one of the victims of the Easter Sunday Massacre in Hamilton, Ohio. She was killed on March 30, 1975; the next day, March 31, 1975, her son James Urban Ruppert fatally shot 11 members of the family. Those slain included Charity, his brother Leonard Jr., Leonard’s wife Alma, and their eight children.

James Ruppert was arrested and charged in the killings. Investigators documented a history of mental health issues for him, and the motive has been described as related to his deteriorating mental state. The case went to trial; James Ruppert was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

Does anyone in the Hamilton area remember Charity or the Ruppert family and can share memories or information that might add to the record?