A Sniper in the Tower: The Charles Whitman Murders

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Murder, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century, True Crime
Cover of the book A Sniper in the Tower: The Charles Whitman Murders by Gary M. Lavergne, University of North Texas Press
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Author: Gary M. Lavergne ISBN: 9781574413380
Publisher: University of North Texas Press Publication: March 15, 1997
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Gary M. Lavergne
ISBN: 9781574413380
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Publication: March 15, 1997
Imprint:
Language: English

On August 1 1966 Charles 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. In addition to promoting the rise of S.W.A.T. teams to respond to future crises 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.

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On August 1 1966 Charles 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. In addition to promoting the rise of S.W.A.T. teams to respond to future crises 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.

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