Charles Whitman: The Texas Tower Sniper

On August 1, 1966, Marine veteran Charles Whitman murdered his mother and his wife, then went to the 28th floor observation deck of the University of Texas Austin's main building. When he was done,17 people were dead and 31 injured - making it one of the nation's worst shootings of all time. Sponsor Go to factormeals.com/dispatchespod50off to get 50 percent off and free breakfast for a year. New subscribers only, varies by plan. 1 free breakfast item per box for 1 year while subscription is active. Sources https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/university-of-texas-tower-shooting-1966 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Whitman Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Whitman_(1963).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Whitman%27s_arsenal.jpg" History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices