In the midst of what should have been a joyous holiday season in Pittsburgh, a deeply troubled woman brought unimaginable sorrow to the Dempsey family home on December 23, 1934. A 12-year-old white male named Robert Dempsey, along with his father and three younger brothers, became the innocent victims of a horrific act of violence perpetrated by their aunt, Kathryn Dempsey Schoch. This tragic event, born from one woman's profound grief, would leave a lasting scar on the community and the sole su
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