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Charles Joseph Whitman (June 24, 1941 – August 1, 1966) was an American mass murderer and Marine veteran who became known as the "Texas Tower Sniper". On August 1, 1966, Whitman used knives to kill his mother and his wife in their respective homes, then went to the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) with multiple firearms and began ...
Learn from Neal Spelce the response to the mass shooting at the University of Texas at Austin in 1966. Neal Spelce, who reported live on the Texas Tower shooting of 1966, describing the response to the event. (more) See all videos for this article. The shooting had significant impact on police procedures nationally.
Learn more about the documentary. TOWER, a documentary mixing animation and live-action, is the story of America's first mass school shooting, at the University of Texas, Austin, 1966.
96 Minutes. On August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman climbed to the top of the University of Texas Tower and started firing—and the rest, literally, is history.
May 10, 2024 · On August 1 of that year, having earlier in the day killed his wife and mother, Whitman fired down from the clock tower on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, killing 14 people and wounding 31 others.
Nov 20, 2016 · July 26 - November 20, 2016. On August 1, 1966, Charles Joseph Whitman, a twenty-five year old University of Texas student and ex-marine, climbed to the top of the iconic University of Texas Clock Tower and went on a shooting spree, killing 14 people and wounding at least 33 others.
Nov 13, 2009 · August | 1. Choose another date. 1966. An ex-Marine goes on a killing spree at the University of Texas. Charles Whitman takes a stockpile of guns and ammunition to the observatory platform...
