A Sniper in the Tower: the Charles Whitman Murders

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On August 1, 1966, Charles Joseph 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. During the previous evening he had killed his wife and mother, bringing the total to sixteen people dead and at least thirty-one wounded. The murders spawned debates over issues which still plague America today: domestic violence, child abuse, drug abuse, military indoctrination, the insanity defense, and the delicate balance between civil liberties and public safety. "An outstanding job of chronicling one of the most significant cases in the annals of American crime. . . . Lavergne skillfully researched, documented, and analyzed a case that in many ways defined the concept of ‘mass murder’ . . . will likely become a classic in anyone’s library of true crime editions."--James Alan Fox, Dean of Criminal Justice, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, and an authority on mass murder
Date: March 15, 1997
Creator: Lavergne, Gary M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 81, No. 129, Ed. 1 Friday, March 21, 1997 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 81, No. 129, Ed. 1 Friday, March 21, 1997

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 21, 1997
Creator: Leonard, Christina
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 108, Ed. 1 Friday, March 7, 1997 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 108, Ed. 1 Friday, March 7, 1997

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 7, 1997
Creator: Dobbs, Gary
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 127, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 30, 1997 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 127, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 30, 1997

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 30, 1997
Creator: Dobbs, Gary
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 115, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 16, 1997 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 115, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 16, 1997

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 16, 1997
Creator: Dobbs, Gary
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 109, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 9, 1997 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 109, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 9, 1997

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 9, 1997
Creator: Dobbs, Gary
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 6, 1997 (open access)

The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 6, 1997

Weekly newspaper from Tulia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 6, 1997
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 121, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 23, 1997 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 121, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 23, 1997

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 23, 1997
Creator: Dobbs, Gary
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 103, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 2, 1997 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 103, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 2, 1997

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 2, 1997
Creator: Dobbs, Gary
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issuances. Volume 45, No. 3 (open access)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issuances. Volume 45, No. 3

This report includes the issuances received in March 1997. Issuances are from the Commission, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards, and the Directors` Decisions. 10 issuances were received: Louisiana Energy Services (2 issuances); Illinois Power Company and Soyland Power Cooperative; Ralph. L. Tetrick; University of Cincinnati; Consumers Power Company; Entergy Operations, Inc.; Georgia Power Company; Westinghouse Electric Corporation; and Wisconsin Electric Power Company. No issuances were received from the the Administrative Law Judges or the Decisions on Petitions for Rulemaking.
Date: March 1, 1997
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 82, No. 153, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 11, 1997 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 82, No. 153, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 11, 1997

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 11, 1997
Creator: Diehl, Don
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Chickasha Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 95, No. 207, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 22, 1997 (open access)

The Chickasha Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 95, No. 207, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 22, 1997

Newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 22, 1997
Creator: Settle, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 82, No. 155, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 13, 1997 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 82, No. 155, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 13, 1997

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 13, 1997
Creator: Diehl, Don
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History