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A Sniper in the Tower : The Charles Whitman Murders
author
:
Lavergne, Gary M.
publisher
:
University of North Texas Press
isbn10 | asin
:
1574410296
print isbn13
:
9781574410297
ebook isbn13
:
9780585252315
language
:
English
subject
Whitman, Charles Joseph,--1941-1966, Mass murderers--Texas--Austin--Biography, Mass murder--Texas--Austin.
publication date
:
1997
lcc
:
HV6248.W477L39 1997eb
ddc
:
364.15/0976431
subject
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Whitman, Charles Joseph,--1941-1966, Mass murderers--Texas--Austin--Biography, Mass murder--Texas--Austin.
Page i
A Sniper in the Tower
The Charles Whitman Murders
Gary M. Lavergne
University of North Texas Press Denton, Texas
Page ii
Gary M. Lavergne
First edition 1997
All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America
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The paper in this book meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, Z39.48-1984.
All rights reserved.
Permissions University of North Texas Press PO Box 13856 Denton TX 76203
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lavergne, Gary M., 1955 A sniper in the tower : the Charles Whitman murders / Gary M. Lavergne. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-57441-021-0 (cloth : alk. paper). ISBN 1-57441-029-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Whitman, Charles Joseph, 19411966. 2. Mass murderers TexasAustinbiography. I. title. HV6248.W477L39 1997 364.15'0976431dc21 96-50411 CIP
Cover design by Amy Layton Interior Design by Accent Design and Communications Cover photo used by permission Prints & Photographic Collection #06517 The Center for American History The University of Texas at Austin
Page iii
For Laura Gwen
Page v
Table of Contents
Prologue: Weathered Metal Plaques
vii
1: Two Very Different Upbringings
1
2: The Soldier and the Teacher
16
3: Austin Is Different
36
4: The Nice Facade
50
5: Oozing with Hostility
64
6: After Much Thought
77
7: The Neat Little House and the Swank Apartment
98
8: The Glass-Paneled Door
124
9: Strange Noises
139
10: Houston
154
11: Ramiro
167
12: The General
181
13: Independent Actions
197
14: The White Headband
209
15: To Whom It May Concern
223
16: APD
238
17: Why Did He Do It?
254
18: Who Killed Charles Whitman?
272
Epilogue: The Writer from Austin
287
Notes on Sources
299
Acknowledgments
305
Index
311
Page vii
Prologue Weathered Metal Plaques
U.S. Highway 59 in Texas spans both rural and urban areas. Through Houston the traffic can be murderous, but just south of the metro area, near Rosenberg, drivers breathe a sigh of relief. They are safely into the countryside. Rosenberg inhabitants, like many small-town Texans, worry about "planned communities" of deed-restricted, monotonous, brick homes creeping closer. They cling to an agrarian tradition while welcoming vast riches from the oil and gas industry. Crops of all types carpet tracts of rich, dark soil, while oil-searching and oil-producing rigs dot the landscape.
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Near the exit to Farm-to-Market Road 2218 are the Davis-Greenlawn Funeral Chapel and a large, well-manicured cemetery. Golf carts transport visitors and maintenance personnel. The main entrance is near the access road, but many visitors are attracted to a smaller, less ostentatious entrance on the northeast side. The bumpy path leads to an even smaller drive, where blades of grass struggle to grow through compacted gravel. At the confluence is a large white marble carving of Da Vinci's The Last Supper. That portion of the cemetery is nearly full, and unoccupied sites have long ago been sold and await their inhabitants. The graves are marked by weathered metal plaques on small marble slabs. Visitors are seldom distracted by the traffic noise from Highway 59; more noticeable are the chirping birds in a nearby wooded area. Here is peace.
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