What a Creep: Andrew Kehoe & the Bath School Disaster (1927)

What a Creep

Andrew Kehoe & the Bath School Disaster (1927)

Season 28, Episode 3

Andrew Kehoe was a mass murderer who, nearly one hundred years ago, instigated the most significant school tragedy in the United States, which occurred in Bath Township, Michigan. A disgruntled farmer who lost an election for the position of treasurer on the Bath Township School Board, Kehoe used dynamite to create chaos, resulting in the deaths of 45 people and injuries to 58 more. In this episode, we will talk about Kehoe’s life and the twisted plan he had for revenge in Bath Township.  

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Andrew Kehoe and the Bath School Disaster (1927) – What a Creep

What a Creep Andrew Kehoe & the Bath School Disaster (1927) Season 28, Episode 3 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Andrew-Kehoewas a mass murderer who, nearly one hundred years ago, instigated the most significant school tragedy in the United States, which occurred in Bath Township, Michigan.

Sources for this episode

• Johns Hopkins University
• Britannica
• Serial Killers Channel on YouTube
• Killer Psyche
• 9 & 10 News
• Wikipedia Beth School Disaster 
• Bath School Disaster.com 
• Historical True Crime
• Killer Psyche
• Harold Schecter “Maniac”
• Murderpedia  
• Lansing State Journal 
• A first-hand account from a witness in 1927
• Well, I Never

Trigger warnings: Murder, Animal Abuse, School Violence, & Bombing 

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