A sniper in the Tower : the Charles Whitman murders / Gary M. Lavergne.

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On August 1, 1966, Charles Joseph 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. During the previous...

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Main Author: Lavergne, Gary M., 1955-
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Language:English
Published: Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, 1997.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Whitman, Charles Joseph, > 1941-1966.
Mass murderers > Texas > Austin > Biography.
Mass murder > Texas > Austin.
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Biography.
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Physical Description:xiii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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On August 1, 1966, Charles Joseph 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. During the previous evening he had killed his wife and mother, bringing the total to sixteen people dead and at least thirty-one wounded. The murders spawned debates over issues which still.
Plague America today: domestic violence, child abuse, drug abuse, military indoctrination, gun control, the insanity defense, and the delicate balance between civil liberties and public safety.
Note:Electronic resource.
Call Number:HV6248.W477 L39 1997eb
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0585252319 (electronic bk.) :
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Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2000. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. This netLibrary eBook does not include some or all of the images that were part of the original hardcopy book.
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