Howard Unruh - Camden, NJ 1949 Mass Murder...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Sept. 7, 1949

* Howard Unruh's Camden, NJ shooting spree
* "Walk of Death" (13 killed) by WWII veteran
* Still the deadliest in New Jersey history

The front page has a one column heading: "PSYCHIATRISTS SEE REASON FOR SLAYING OF 12" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally in nice condition.

AI notes: Howard Unruh, a 28-year-old World War II veteran, carried out one of America’s first documented mass shootings on September 6, 1949, in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia, an event later dubbed the “Walk of Death.” Armed with a Luger pistol, Unruh methodically walked through his neighborhood over approximately 12 minutes, targeting neighbors with whom he had personal grievances, killing 13 people and wounding 3 others, including children. His motives were a mix of paranoia, resentment, and mental instability, later diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenia. Unruh was arrested at the scene, tried, and found not guilty by reason of insanity, leading to his indefinite confinement in the Pennsylvania State Hospital at Norristown, where he remained until his death in 2009 at age 88. The case shocked the nation and became a reference point in discussions of mass shootings, gun violence, and the intersection of mental illness with crime.