OH - Eleven Ruppert family members slain on Easter Sunday, Hamilton, 30 March 1975

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"An Ohio man serving a life sentence for the shooting 11 family members dead, including eight children, on Easter in 1975, has died in prison of natural causes.

James Ruppert, 88, died on Saturday at the Franklin Medical Center in Columbus.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction announced his death Monday, saying that Ruppert apparently died of natural causes, but that the official cause of death is pending."

"The Ohioan was originally sentenced to 11 life sentences, however in 1977 and 1978, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled the judges' wrongly told him that their votes had to unanimous.

Ruppert was then granted a new trial in 1980, which wouldn't take place until 1982.

He opted for a trial by jury the second time around, where he was convicted of two life sentences for his mother and brother and was ruled insane on the other nine counts.

At the time of his death, Ruppert was only a few years off his fourth parole hearing, set for 2025.

He had been denied parole in 1995, 2005, and 2015 beforehand."
 

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