Not so recent, but ..

[f0revery0urs]

Okay, so I just read about this in the book I am reading at the moment. It's not recent, but I haven't found a post about it yet and thought this would be the best place to post about it .. Anyways ..

Charles Whitman Jr.
Killed 17 people. Injured 31.
On August 1, 1966 he went on a killing spree. It started off with his mother, then his wife. Then he went to the University of Texas. He sat on the 30th floor of the clock tower (in the observation area) and shot students, faculty, and people on the street below him. Charles wanted to be caught, because he left a note on his typewriter explaining why he did it. His reason.. He hated his father. The police bombardded the tower. Policemen went up the elevator and into the room he was in. Three officers shot at him until he fell to the ground. Still moving, McCoy (one of the people shooting at him) grabbed a shot gun from someone else and shot him point blank in the head.

I found this pretty interesting .. Any other opinions?

Originally Posted by f0revery0urs

Okay, so I just read about this in the book I am reading at the moment. It's not recent, but I haven't found a post about it yet and thought this would be the best place to post about it .. Anyways ..

Charles Whitman Jr.
Killed 17 people. Injured 31.
On August 1, 1966 he went on a killing spree. It started off with his mother, then his wife. Then he went to the University of Texas. He sat on the 30th floor of the clock tower (in the observation area) and shot students, faculty, and people on the street below him. Charles wanted to be caught, because he left a note on his typewriter explaining why he did it. His reason.. He hated his father. The police bombardded the tower. Policemen went up the elevator and into the room he was in. Three officers shot at him until he fell to the ground. Still moving, McCoy (one of the people shooting at him) grabbed a shot gun from someone else and shot him point blank in the head.

I found this pretty interesting .. Any other opinions?

Charles Whitman had been a good son and husband but in the last year or so of his life he began to have mental demons. He left a suggestion that he be examined medically after his death to try to find what caused this to happen.
During the autopsy, a tumor was found in his brain but doctors can't say this is what caused his problem.

[jantunf]

What's so interesting about this?

[f0revery0urs]

Originally Posted by jantunf

What's so interesting about this?

I just find it to be an interesting story. Just my opinion.