Episode 67: The Bath School Disaster
The deadliest act of mass murder in a school.

When you think of school disasters, you may think of Columbine High School, or Sandy Hook, or any one of the other almost 400 school shootings that have occurred since 1999. But what you may not think of, at least I didn’t until I read about this, is the deadliest act of mass murder in a school, which occurred in Bath Township Michigan in 1927.
Sources:
- Maniac: The Bath School Disaster and the Birth of the Modern Killer. Written by: Harold Schecter
- The 1927 Bombing That Remains America’s Deadliest School Massacre | History| Smithsonian Magazine
- Bath school disaster | Description & Facts | Britannica
The Bath School Disaster, The Biggest School Massacre America Forgot (allthatsinteresting.com)

The Bath School. Photo Source: The 1927 Bombing That Remains America’s Deadliest School Massacre | History| Smithsonian Magazine

Andrew Kehoe's car. Photo source: The 1927 Bombing That Remains America’s Deadliest School Massacre | History| Smithsonian Magazine

The Kehoe Farm, after the fire. Photo Source: The 1927 Bombing That Remains America’s Deadliest School Massacre | History| Smithsonian Magazine

The sign that was found on Andrew Kehoe's Fence. Photo Source: The Bath School Disaster, The Biggest School Massacre America Forgot (allthatsinteresting.com)