Charles Whitman
American mass murderer and spree killer; perpetrator of the University of Texas Tower shooting
Charles Joseph Whitman (born June 24, 1941 in Lake Worth, Florida – died August 1, 1966 in Austin, Texas) was a former marine and student who is best known for committing the Tower shooting at the University of Texas at Austin on August 1, 1966 where he killed 14 people and wounded 32 others. It was the deadliest school shooting until the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre. Dean Corll
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Born | Lake Worth Beach, Florida | June 24, 1941
Died | August 1, 1966 Austin, Texas | (aged 25)
Other names | The Texas Tower Sniper |
Spouse | Kathy Leissner (m. 1962; died 1966) |
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Date | August 1, 1966
Family: 12:15–3:00 a.m. Random: 11:48 a.m. – 1:24 p.m. |
Location(s) | University of Texas at Austin |
Killed | 17 (including an unborn child and a victim who died from complications in 2001) |
Injured | 31 |
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