Thomas Frank Ruppert was a 15-year-old white male from Hamilton, Ohio, who was killed on March 30, 1975, during the attack now known as the Easter Sunday Massacre. The killings occurred at the family home on Minor Avenue when his uncle, 41-year-old James Urban Ruppert, shot and killed 11 family members, including Thomas, his parents, his grandmother, and seven siblings.

James Urban Ruppert used a .357 Magnum and two .22-caliber handguns in the attack. Motive cited in the case included revenge for perceived lack of affection from his mother and brother and possible psychosis and paranoia. At trial Ruppert was found guilty on two counts of aggravated murder and not guilty by reason of insanity for the other nine killings; he received two consecutive life sentences and was incarcerated at the Allen Correctional Institute in Lima, Ohio.

Does anyone have memories of the family or the neighborhood that could add context to Thomas’s life?