Reputed Dayton crime figure Bill Stepp has died

HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County - Bill Stepp is dead at 73. From the 1950s through the 1990s, William Elias "Billy the Kid" Stepp was reputedly Dayton's biggest name in organized crime.

[JDS]

The full story isn't available!

[sixty plus]

I remember well the name Bill Stepp as I was growing up in the Dayton area. Here is a link to the DDN story:

http://www.daytondailynews.com/search/content...

[EKMBBC Leon Harrison]

EKM Buckeye Bureau
West Carrollton, Ohio
Friday, December 19, 2008
To whom it may concern:
The globe got warm enough for me to walk around my 'hood, today, and go to Wilson Park and back. If a man can communicate, create, print and e-mail better stories, columns and letters for his public and his editors, while using a
seven-year-old Compaq laptop personal computer, with Internet access and Windows-XP: Why did he need to drive to Circuit City in his little HHR car and buy a $700 Chinese LEVINO desktop with extras, enhancements and VISTA? It may be
necessary and nifty to get thrifty and even smarter to start it tomorrow, before one has to borrow money and cut out the honeys. Anyway, it won't be hard to pay of his SEARS credit card, next month, a good rationalized reasonable reason
after the end of this generous Christmas season. I shall send the bill to the publisher of East Kentucky Magazine and to my tax man and the IRS, I guess. Since most of my literature is educational and for the benefit of the children,
if not humanity and Sean Hannity, I quit trying to help dumb Republicans. In closing, I hope this has not started you dozing. I may even go outside and walk around atop the globe that has been warmed by the vehicles on I-75.
EKMBBC Leon Harrison
EKM Buckeye Bureau
West Carrollton, Ohio

[Go play on 75]

Sounds like a plan! Let us know if you make it across all 6 lanes ok.

[JDS]

sixty plus wrote:

I remember well the name Bill Stepp as I was growing up in the Dayton area. Here is a link to the DDN story:
http://www.daytondailynews.com/search/content...

Thanks for the link.I wouldn't be suprised if my family members knew him as well.

[RMM]

I knew Bill Stepp and so did my Mother, My Grandfather built him a race engine way back in the day, say all you want, but he was a good man. Don’t assume or think you know everything from just the bad gossip.There is good in all!!
To his Family, My God Bless

[rhonda bradley]

my father robert bradley is related to bill , by marrige ....from what i was told growing up he was a good preson...if he liked you. his sister is my aunt sis who was married to my uncle charles my fathers brother. so if you have negative comments about bill , just remember he was a person as well.

[Hadituptohere]

JDS wrote:

The full story isn't available!

Just amazing it's gone. From what I know, many are now remembering this scum.

[Hadituptohere]

Well, I lost a few friends back in the 70's in the area so this is very interesting to me because I have missed them since they left. They were good guys that fell to the wrong side with drugs. Hope all weren't in vain. Four died within a few months. One on a Navy ship and fell out of bed & died, one on a boat in Nevada who was very athletic and drowned, one driving down 75 and hit a girder (very athletic but did imbide), & one who killed himself (said to be over his mother) hmmm.

This was after I heard of him. There's more to my memories.

[Hadituptohere]

Oh, I meant there's more to the story of Bill Stepp. Just a one night story about what happened after my husband and I married back then. Oh, I did try to pay some attention back then. LOL but it's been a while.

[southern poor boy]

I new Bill Stepp and his brother Ernie they were aquaintes with my brother who was a labor represenative for city of Dayton in the 60's.They also went to kil-car race tract.Heard a lot of talk of organized crime but never knew for sure how they were connected or if they were .

[Lisa Hoffman]

I just found out that Bill Stepp is my great uncle. My biological father was his nephew Lee Stepp who married my mother Geni Roberts. I was born in 1962 and they divorced when I was a baby and my mom remarried and I was adopted. I still keep in touch with his sister Peggy. Lee was shot and killed back in 1977. I never got to know him but heard Lee was very close to Bill. Anyone of his relatives want to get in touch with me would be great!

[Murder]

I have reason to believe that Billy The Kid Stepp was the hitman killing Sammy Eisner in 1972...His brother Ernie was there also but Billy The Kid killed him...

[Janina Stepp]

rhonda bradley wrote:

my father robert bradley is related to bill , by marrige ....from what i was told growing up he was a good preson...if he liked you. his sister is my aunt sis who was married to my uncle charles my fathers brother. so if you have negative comments about bill , just remember he was a person as well.

Rhonda,
It's your cousin, Bill's daughter - Nina, love you very much. Dad was too much and too soon for his time.

[Samst0ne]

I've known of Bill Stepp all of my life. I've known a few who got too close and paid dearly. I'm glad I was able to fly under his radar.
Good Riddance

[alittle closser]

Hadituptohere wrote:

Well, I lost a few friends back in the 70's in the area so this is very interesting to me because I have missed them since they left. They were good guys that fell to the wrong side with drugs. Hope all weren't in vain. Four died within a few months. One on a Navy ship and fell out of bed & died, one on a boat in Nevada who was very athletic and drowned, one driving down 75 and hit a girder (very athletic but did imbide), & one who killed himself (said to be over his mother) hmmm.
This was after I heard of him. There's more to my memories.

just needing a little help the man that hit the girder on 75 was it february 8 1974 dayton ohio at age thirty five

[BareOhio]

Bill helped more people than he hurt!

[Good fellow]

BareOhio wrote:

Bill helped more people than he hurt!

Bill Stepp was and still is a "SCUM BAG" He was a murderer for money! His Son Billy Stepp better "fly under the radar" as he too is being watched! Get ready to roommate with your murderer in crime "Mike Buhrman" his so called---Nephew now serving time for the Beavercreek sensless murders, and his wife "Kim Buhrman" These fleas continue to murder the innocent for their sick gain!!!! Some people will not sit back and continue to allow their cowardess murdering crimes to continue!!!!!!!!!! We are not afraid to take a stand!!!!

[bmm]

Do you Know Michael Buhrman Or are you just talking about sonmeone like that for Kicks and what does his wife have to do with anything?

[Good fellow]

If your hands are in the cookie jar and you are married to the main cookie...don't tell anyone that you do not know where are the cookie crumbs are falling!!!! The only reason she did not get any prison time as well was because she was his wife until 2005! Let it be known and let it be said. The baker is not done with his new batch but this time the new batch will burn!!!!