Rose Cohen

Death by Force

In the late summer of 1949, a wave of violence shattered the peace of a Camden, New Jersey neighborhood, forever altering the lives of many, including that of 38-year-old Rose Cohen. A wife and mother, she lived in an apartment above her husband's pharmacy, a place that would tragically become a scene of unimaginable horror. On September 6th, what began as an ordinary day descended into a nightmare when a neighbor, Howard Unruh, a 28-year-old World War II veteran, embarked on a deadly rampage th ...Read More

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