![]() Oswald got off three rounds with an old Italian bolt. HARTMAN: All right, knock it off Two hundred and fifty feet He was two hundred and fifty feet away and shooting at a moving target. Investigators also discovered that, hours earlier, Mr. Digging deeper into Charles Whitman’s case, we might wonder whether his extraordinarily strict father, or his fascination with guns as early as age 2, contributed to his later violent turn. Charles Whitman killed twelve people from a twenty-eight-storey observation tower at the University of Texas from distances up to four hundred yards. This story is a testament to their love for a young woman whose life and future was stolen from her in the most brutal way imaginable.Ī big thank you also goes to my editors at Catapult, Mensah Demary and Yuka Igarashi, for recognizing that Kathy’s life should not be forgotten. Fourteen campus victims died that day, and more than 30 were wounded. I would like to acknowledge Kathy’s friends and family, especially her brother, Nelson, for their trust and assistance. You can read and share the story at Catapult Magazine. The former Marine sharpshooter was dressed in overalls and a white headband and hauling a footlocker of guns and ammo. My article, “Listening to Kathy,” includes exclusive primary documents and photographs never seen before. 1, 1966, Charles Whitman rode the elevator to the top of the University of Texas Clock Tower in the middle of campus with a deadly intent. Kathy was 23 years old, a recent graduate of UT Austin, and a science teacher who had just completed her first year at Sidney Lanier High School.įor the first time in five decades, Kathy’s voice is now part of the historical record. 1, 1966, after Whitman killed 16 people and wounded 32 from the observation deck atop the UT Tower. Officer Houston McCoy shot and killed Charles Whitman on Aug. ![]() It was the first mass shooting captured on television in the heart of a college campus and in full view of the Texas state capitol dome.īut before his public rampage, Whitman killed two women–family members–in the privacy of their own homes: his mother, Margaret, and his wife, Kathleen (“Kathy”). The Austin police officer best known for killing the University of Texas Tower sniper has died. On August 1, 1966, the world heard Charles Whitman‘s gunshots as he shot and killed people he didn’t know from the top of the tower at UT Austin. Charles Whitman (center) with his mother, Margaret (left) and his wife, Kathy (right), on 26 November 1963, the date of his special court martial.
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