Margaret Kahrer

Photo of a woman with light skin and dark hair; she is wearing tinted glasses with large frames.Name: Margaret Maxine Kahrer.
Died: May 12, 2021.
Age at death: 81.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Dementia, schizophrenia.

Details:
Margaret’s son, tired of her “nagging,” got high on meth and stabbed his mother and his landlord to death; he also shot a neighbor, who survived.

Margaret loved knitting, crocheting, making blankets and other crafts.

Case Status:
Louis Vincent Esposito (Son) was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted criminal homicide and attempting to escape.

Sources:
Esposito found guilty of all charges in Dewey Avenue murders
Expert: Esposito was on meth at time of murders
Margaret Maxine Kahrer Obituary May 12, 2021
Forensic pathologist describes victims’ stab wounds