Charles Whitman and Futureshock 40 Years Later - Comments Page 5

When Charles Whitman became America's most famous mass murderer, citizens helped stop him. Could you do the same today?

Here in Austin this was a big day in the media, though not one recognized nationwide. Forty years ago today a troubled ex-Marine named Charles Whitman climbed the clock tower of the University of Texas administration building and began to gun down students and passersby on the south and west malls of the University and on nearby Guadalupe Street.…
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