Arnie Bernstein
Author of Bath Massacre: America’s First School Bombing discusses his compelling book investigating the horrific crime that forever changed the community of Bath. [Runtime: 00:35:41]
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On May 18, 1927, Andrew Kehoe set off several explosives concealed in the basement of the Bath Consolidated School then killed himself by car bomb taking the life of others helping in the rescue. The same day, Kehoe, brutally murdered his wife and burned down his farm killing their livestock and destroying all the crops. In total, 45 people died, mostly children.
This program was presented on May 2, 2009 at the Downtown Library in Lansing, MI.
