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A true crime classic, Gary M. Lavergne's book gives the most complete analysis of the man who climbed the tower at the University of Texas in 1966 and shot 45 people, besides killing his wife and mother the night before.
On August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman ascended the University of Texas Tower and committed what was then the largest simultaneous mass murder in American history. He gunned down forty-five people inside and around the Tower before he was killed by two Austin police officers.
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A SNIPER IN THE TOWER: The Charles Whitman Murders. On a sweltering afternoon in 1966, Charles Whitman ascended the University of Texas Tower with enough firepower to hold off an army. For the next ninety-six minutes he methodically gunned down forty-five strangers, killing fourteen.
A true-crime classic, Gary M. Lavergne’s book gives the most complete analysis of the man who climbed the Tower at the University of Texas in 1966 and shot 45 people, besides killing his wife and mother the night before.
Mar 28, 2022 · In this True Crime Reporter™, Confidential investigative reporter Robert Riggs and former U.S. prosecutor Bill Johnston take listeners back to 1966 when a student cut down fifty people in 96 minutes.
In 1966, 25-year-old Charles Whitman fired at will, terrorizing the University of Texas campus. Based on Gary M. Lavergne's book, we see how the murders spawned debates that still plague America.
Directed by Keith Maitland, the film explores the tragic events of August 1st, 1966, when a gunman opened fire from the observation deck of the University of Texas at Austin's Tower, killing 14 people and injuring dozens more.
