Andrew Philip Kehoe (February 1, 1872 – May 18, 1927) was an American mass murderer and tax protester who perpetrated the Bath School Disaster on May 18, 1927.
Kehoe was born in Tecumseh, Michigan into a family of 13 children. His mother died when he was five, and his father remarried; reportedly, Kehoe often fought with his stepmother. When Kehoe was 14, the family's stove exploded as she was attempting to light it. The oil fueling the stove soa...
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Andrew Philip Kehoe (February 1, 1872 – May 18, 1927) was an American mass murderer and tax protester who perpetrated the Bath School Disaster on May 18, 1927.
Kehoe was born in Tecumseh, Michigan into a family of 13 children. His mother died when he was five, and his father remarried; reportedly, Kehoe often fought with his stepmother. When Kehoe was 14, the family's stove exploded as she was attempting to light it. The oil fueling the stove soaked her, and she caught on fire. He watched his stepmother burn for a few moments before dumping a bucket of water on her. She later died from the injuries.
Kehoe attended Tecumseh High School and Michigan State College (later Michigan State University), where he met his wife, Ellen "Nellie" Price, daughter of a wealthy Lansing family. Married in 1912, they moved around until 1919, when the couple bought a 185-acre (75-hectare) farm outside the village of Bath from Nellie's aunt for $12,000, paying $6,000 in cash and taking out a $6,000...
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