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Minnie Cohen

Case from Camden, NJ dated Sep 06, 1949

Victim Details

Minnie Cohen

Female

Camden

NJ

1949-09-06

63

Minnie

Cohen

07/17/2026

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In the late summer of 1949, the city of Camden, New Jersey, was irrevocably marked by a tragedy that would claim the life of 63-year-old Minnie Cohen. On the morning of September 6th, a sequence of events unfolded that would leave a lasting scar on the community and the nation, as it is considered one of the country's first mass shootings.

The day began with a simmering rage in the heart of Howard Barton Unruh, a 28-year-old World War II veteran. His anger was directed at his neighbors, w ...
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  • Criminal Minds Wiki: Howard Unruh
  • Smithsonian Magazine: The Story of the First Mass Murder in U.S. History
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    I've been digging into the accounts from the 1949 Camden shooting, and Minnie's loss is such a profo... ...Read More
    09/07/2024
    It's been 74 years since the tragedy in Camden, and Minnie's story still resonates deeply. I can't s... ...Read More
    03/01/2024
    I was reading through some old newspaper clippings and came across Minnie's story from the "Walk of ... ...Read More
    12/23/2023
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