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Howard Unruh

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Murderer

The Resume

    (January 21, 1921-October 19, 2009)
    Considered by many to be the first modern American mass murderer

Why he might be annoying:

    He killed 13 people within a 12-minute span on September 9, 1949, in Camden, New Jersey.
    His victims were as young as six years old.
    He once said: 'I'd have killed a thousand if I had bullets enough [sic].'
    He was sent to a mental institution in Trenton, N.J. and was never actually tried for the killings.
    After 31 years of captivity, the murder charges against him were dropped (1980).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He served in World War II, coming home to a hero's welcome.
    He is said to be very intelligent.
    He surrendered peacefully.
    He was not released from prison.

Credit: Waffles


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 46 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 45 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 52 Votes: 51.92% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 120 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 67 Votes: 77.61% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 219 Votes: 79.45% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 126 Votes: 69.05% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 197 Votes: 72.59% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 72 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 100 Votes: 76.00% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 175 Votes: 76.00% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 386 Votes: 69.95% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 1982 Votes: 67.51% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 897 Votes: 70.12% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 857 Votes: 79.46% Annoying