Howard Unruh information

Howard Unruh
Howard Unruh
	Unruh shackled in Camden City Hall after being interrogated on the day of the killings
Born	Howard Barton Unruh; January 21, 1921; East Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	October 19, 2009 (aged 88); Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Sheet-metal worker, former United States Army armor crewman
Criminal status	Deceased
Motive	Inconclusive possibly (post-traumatic and/or a personal feud with one of the victims)
Conviction(s)	N/A; found not guilty of all charges by reason of insanity
Criminal charge	First-degree murder (x13) ; Assault and battery (x3)
Penalty	Involuntary commitment
Details
Date	September 6, 1949
Location(s)	Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Killed	13
Injured	3 (2 from gunfire)
Weapons	Luger P08
Military career
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1942–1945
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Bulge; Operation Northwind; Central Europe Campaign; Operation Grapeshot;
Awards	European Theater of Operations Medal ; World War II Victory Medal ; Good Conduct Medal

Howard Barton Unruh (January 21, 1921 – October 19, 2009) was an American mass murderer^{[note 1]} who shot and killed thirteen people during a twelve-minute walk through his neighborhood in Camden, New Jersey, on September 6, 1949^[5] in an incident that became known as the Walk of Death. Unruh was found criminally insane and died in 2009 after a lengthy illness at the age of 88 following 60 years of confinement.^[6]

The shooting remains the deadliest mass shooting in New Jersey history, and is one of the first examples of a mass shooting in post-WW2 US history.

^ Berger, Meyer (September 7, 1949). "Veteran Kills 12 in Mad Rampage on Camden Street". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018. Howard B. Unruh, 28 years old, a mild, soft-spoken veteran of many armored artillery battles in Italy, France, Austria, Belgium and Germany, killed twelve persons with a war souvenir Luger pistol in his home block in East Camden this morning. He wounded four others.
^ Sauer, Patrick (October 14, 2015). "The Story of the First Mass Murder in U.S. History". Smithsonian. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018. He went into his apartment, uncased his German Luger P08, a 9mm pistol he'd purchased at a sporting goods store in Philadelphia for $37.50, and secured it with two clips and 33 loose cartridges.
^ "All about mass murderer Howard Unruh" Archived May 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine by Katherine Ramsland
^ Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives; by Robert Ressler, et al., Free Press, 1995.
^ "Suspect in historic mass murder dies at 88". CNN. Archived from the original on October 23, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
^ "Camden mass murderer Howard Unruh dies at 88". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 20, 2009. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

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[nyt19490907-1] Berger, Meyer (September 7, 1949). "Veteran Kills 12 in Mad Rampage on Camden Street". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018. Howard B. Unruh, 28 years old, a mild, soft-spoken veteran of many armored artillery battles in Italy, France, Austria, Belgium and Germany, killed twelve persons with a war souvenir Luger pistol in his home block in East Camden this morning. He wounded four others.

[smithsonian-2] Sauer, Patrick (October 14, 2015). "The Story of the First Mass Murder in U.S. History". Smithsonian. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018. He went into his apartment, uncased his German Luger P08, a 9mm pistol he'd purchased at a sporting goods store in Philadelphia for $37.50, and secured it with two clips and 33 loose cartridges.

[3] "All about mass murderer Howard Unruh" Archived May 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine by Katherine Ramsland

[4] Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives; by Robert Ressler, et al., Free Press, 1995.

[6] "Suspect in historic mass murder dies at 88". CNN. Archived from the original on October 23, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2009.

[death-7] "Camden mass murderer Howard Unruh dies at 88". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 20, 2009. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.

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Howard Unruh
Unruh shackled in Camden City Hall after being interrogated on the day of the killings
Born	Howard Barton Unruh (1921-01-21)January 21, 1921 East Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	October 19, 2009(2009-10-19) (aged 88) Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Sheet-metal worker, former United States Army armor crewman
Criminal status	Deceased

Motive	Inconclusive possibly (post-traumatic and/or a personal feud with one of the victims)
Conviction(s)	N/A; found not guilty of all charges by reason of insanity
Criminal charge	First-degree murder (x13) Assault and battery (x3)
Penalty	Involuntary commitment
Details
Date	September 6, 1949 (1949-09-06)
Location(s)	Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Killed	13
Injured	3 (2 from gunfire)
Weapons	Luger P08^[1]^[2]


Military career
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1942–1945
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Bulge Operation Northwind Central Europe Campaign Operation Grapeshot
Awards	European Theater of Operations Medal World War II Victory Medal Good Conduct Medal