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|image = [[File:Whitman1963.jpg|thumb|257x257px]] | |||
|fullname = Charles Joseph Whitman | |||
|alias = The Texas Tower Sniper | |||
|occupation = U,S, Marine (former) | |||
|origin = Lake Worth, Florida, United States | |||
|type of villain = Mass Shooter | |||
|crimes = Mass murder, familicide | |||
|goals = | |||
|hobby = Karate, scuba diving, gambling, and hunting}} | |||
{{Quote|I never could quite make it. These thoughts are too much for me.|What are believed to be Whitman's last written words before committing the shooting.}}'''Charles Joseph Whitman''' (June 24<sup>th</sup>, 1941 – August 1<sup>st</sup>, 1966); known as the '''Texas Tower Sniper''' was a former Marine and spree killer. On August 1<sup>st</sup>, 1966; he climbed a tower at the University of Texas in Austin with 7 guns and killed 17 people before being shot dead by a police officer. | |||
Earlier he stabbed and shot his wife and mother to death, then killed two people and wounded others as he ascended the tower of the University with a shotgun. The rest of his victims were killed or wounded with a sniper rifle. Altogether, Whitman killed fourteen people and wounded thirty-one in the 96 minutes before he was shot and killed by Austin police officer Houston McCoy. | |||
Upon autopsy (which Whitman requested be performed on him in his final letter), medical examiners discovered that Whitman had unknowingly been suffering from an aggressive brain tumor, likely explaining his sudden, violent shift in personality. | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* It is currently the 8th deadliest shooting in modern American history. | * It is currently the 8th deadliest [[Mass Shooting|mass shooting]] in modern American history. | ||
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| “ | I never could quite make it. These thoughts are too much for me. | „ |
| ~ What are believed to be Whitman's last written words before committing the shooting. |
Charles Joseph Whitman (June 24th, 1941 – August 1st, 1966); known as the Texas Tower Sniper was a former Marine and spree killer. On August 1st, 1966; he climbed a tower at the University of Texas in Austin with 7 guns and killed 17 people before being shot dead by a police officer.
Earlier he stabbed and shot his wife and mother to death, then killed two people and wounded others as he ascended the tower of the University with a shotgun. The rest of his victims were killed or wounded with a sniper rifle. Altogether, Whitman killed fourteen people and wounded thirty-one in the 96 minutes before he was shot and killed by Austin police officer Houston McCoy.
Upon autopsy (which Whitman requested be performed on him in his final letter), medical examiners discovered that Whitman had unknowingly been suffering from an aggressive brain tumor, likely explaining his sudden, violent shift in personality.
Trivia
- It is currently the 8th deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.