• Rampage

  • Bloodlands collection
  • By: Harold Schechter
  • Narrated by: Steven Weber
  • Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (1,275 ratings)

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Rampage

By: Harold Schechter
Narrated by: Steven Weber
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In 1949, things like this just didn’t happen: A quiet New Jersey resident took a morning walk with a 9 mm Luger pistol. In twelve minutes he murdered thirteen neighbors...and then went back to bed.

Howard Unruh went from obscurity to infamy overnight. Even after his obsessive diaries were discovered - a catalogue of simmering rage, petty grievances, and sexual repression - the anomalous crime seemed incomprehensible. Succeeding decades would confirm that Unruh’s “Walk of Death” was just the beginning. The prototype for the modern mass murderer, he would usher in a new age of violence in America.

Rampage is part of Bloodlands, a chilling collection of short addictive historical narratives from bestselling true-crime master Harold Schechter. Spanning a century in our nation’s murderous past, Schechter resurrects nearly forgotten tales of madmen and thrill-killers that dominated the most sensational headlines of their day.

©2018 Harold Schechter (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

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While the story was good it was a very tragic and to realistic I got this audiobook from audio book boom and im glad I was able to get a code and the narrator did a fine job

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Terrifying

These are all so well written and absolutely captivating to hear. The stories are horrifying while at the same time super gripping. Great listen.

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Interesting but not mind blowing

It’s the story that makes this novelette interesting, because the writing isn’t spectacular. It’s just an account of what happened and nothing more than that. No real effort was put in this book. It’s more like reading a newspaper

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Lone Wolf Rampage Killer

It's sometimes hard to rate a book about horrendous subjects that involve true-crime... keeping in mind, my rating is not the subject itself, but on how well told, organised, and thoroughly depicted, the subject content is presented.

This true-crime audio account, "Rampage", bares the resemblance of a milestone in history of which we see more of this type of crime unfortunately in our times .... a "Lone-Wolf Rampage Killer", a single mass murderer, that has an apocalyptic rage, seeking to kill as many as he can, in the shortest time possible. In the USA, think: Stephen Paddock (killed 60), Devin Kelley (killed 25), James Huberty (killed 21), with countless more be injured from their attacks.

This is the story of Howard Unruh, who managed to kill 13 people in 13 minutes (12 immediately + 1 died a short time later). His attack was brutal, with no mercy, killing man, woman, girl, a 9 yr old boy, and a 2 yr old toddler that was looking through a window.

"In 1949, things like this just didn’t happen: A quiet New Jersey resident took a morning walk with a 9 mm Luger pistol". It's claimed from that day, things were never the same, and many people were outraged that Unruh, never got what he deserved. First degree murder or mental illness? After his obsessive diaries were discovered with journals of people on his list—he catalogued simmering rage, petty grievances, and sexual repression, all of which lead him to a desire, a thirst, that he MUST RETALIATE.

The succeeding decades would confirm that Unruh’s “Walk of Death” was just the beginning. The prototype for the modern mass murderer, he would usher in a new age of violence in America.

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Not intriguing

A little too much liberal moralizing and too little historical detail. This story was interesting, but not compelling.

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Horribly boring

Both in presentation and substance. Hard to follow as chapters cover events out of chronological order.

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Left wing narrative

The story is fascinating and the narrator is wonderful but towards the middle of the story it takes a weird liberal turn. I’m glad I didn’t waste a credit on it.

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A Mass Shooting that Isn't Well Known

A history of a man who snapped. The result: 13 dead neighbors and strangers. Well researched and we'll presented.

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A condensed true crime

Quick and simple telling of a true crime incident, it would've been better without the subtle political statements.

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a headline for my review

I like the short stories because you can finish it....I've restarted 3 books already.......I'm addicted to audible now. Harold is a really good author, next to Jack Olsen whom is one of my favorites, the narrator was very good too...I've listened to all of the short stories....they were all very nice....well written.....
I highly recommend all of this authors books.......Jack Olsen too....check him out.

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