Charles Whitman

Charles Whitman
Charles Whitman
Born	June 24, 1941; Lake Worth Beach, Florida
Died	August 1, 1966 (aged 25); Austin, Texas
Other names	The Texas Tower Sniper
Spouse	Kathy Leissner (m. 1962; died 1966)
Details
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
Weapons	Remington 700 ADL (6mm); Universal M1 carbine; Remington Model 141 (.35–caliber); Sears model 60 semi-automatic shotgun (12 gauge); S&W Model 19 (.357 Magnum); Luger P08 (9mm); Galesi-Brescia (.25 ACP); Machete;

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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