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The Tangled Trail That Led Charles Whitman To His Day Of Wrath
A sweeping portrait traces Charles Whitman from a troubled youth in Florida to a calm facade at Texas, then to a fatal rampage from the University of Texas tower. The piece recounts his family tensions, psychiatric visit, and ultimately the 1966 shooting that left 15 dead and 31 wounded before he died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Whitman
Texas
Saul Petty
Jules Loh
Austin
Tex
Lake Worth
Fla
Chariey Whitman
Charles Joseph Whitman
Charley
Kidder
Everglades
Pang
Charles
Kathleen
University of Texas
Kathy
Needville
First Methodist
Lawrence Fuess
Whitmans
Charley Whitman
Elaine Fuess
Fuesses
Ben Thornbury
Kathy Whitman
Maurice Dean Heatly
Florida
Don Thornbury
University Tower
John
Lake Austin
Lawrence
Washington
Dr. Heatly
Char
Preto
Hone
Particuseph Whitman
Larly
Guadalupe Street
Roy
Austin Rental Equipment Service
Sears Roebuck
21St St
Jack
Rodman
Vera M. Palmer
Edna Townsley
Mike Gabour
Mike
Mrs. Townsley
Mrs. Palmer
Charles ‘Joseph Whitman