On May 18th, 1927, a series of bombings took place in Bath Township, Michigan. Before the day was over, 45 people were dead, including several school administrators, two teachers, and 38 children in grades two through six. A bombing blew up several buildings on a farm, where Nellie Kehoe was found dead. At almost exactly the same time, an explosion in the basement at Bath Consolidated School brought down the school's north wing. Soon after, a truck exploded, killing five more people, including a second grader and the man who planted the explosives, Andrew Kehoe.
Kehoe had spent months planning the massacre, buying explosives a little at a time until he had enough. During the investigation, another 500 pounds of explosives were found in the south wing of the school. If they had exploded, the death toll could have doubled. Read what led up to Kehoe's murderous plan and how he carried out the Bath School Massacre at Danny Dutch. -via Strange Company
