Thomas Hamilton

Death by Force

In the working-class neighborhood of Cramer Hill in Camden, New Jersey, a day of unimaginable violence unfolded on September 6, 1949. A 28-year-old World War II veteran named Howard Unruh began a methodical and deadly walk through his community, leaving a trail of devastation in his wake. In the span of just twelve minutes, he would end the lives of thirteen people, one of whom was a young boy named Thomas Hamilton.

Thomas, a male of only two years of age, was inside an apartment at 3208 ...Read More

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