Even criminals ought to have a final resting place
3 days ago
The Depression-era gangster known as Machine Gun Kelly rests in Cottondale (Wise County), and Charles Whitman, who went on a shooting rampage from the University of Texas tower in 1966, is...
Texas House committee hearing focuses on guns at colleges
64 days ago
On the other side of the debate was Claire Wilson James, who still has vivid memories of the sunny August day in 1966 when sniper Charles Whitman fired at her from the tower at the University of...
Officer who stopped UT sniper to be laid to rest
135 days ago
An Austin police officer who helped stop Charles Whitman's 1966 sniper rampage from atop the University of Texas clock tower is set to be laid to rest.
Houston McCoy helped stop deadly UT sniper attack in 1966
141 days ago
Houston McCoy, an Austin police officer who helped stop Charles Whitman's deadly 1966 sniper attack from atop the University of Texas clock tower, died Thursday.
Texas officer who ended '66 UT sniper rampage dies
141 days ago
The Austin police officer who helped stop Charles Whitman's 1966 sniper rampage from atop the University of Texas tower has died.
Officer who stopped 1966 UT sniper rampage dies
141 days ago
The Austin police officer who helped stop Charles Whitman's 1966 sniper rampage from atop the University of Texas tower has died.
Are mass shootings just the price of freedom?
153 days ago
"Mass shootings provoke instant debates about violence and guns and mental health, and that's been the case since Charles Whitman climbed the tower at the University of Texas in 1966," he said,...
No rise in mass killings, but their impact is huge
153 days ago
"Mass shootings provoke instant debates about violence and guns and mental health and that's been the case since Charles Whitman climbed the tower at the University of Texas in 1966," he said,...
Some of the deadliest mass shootings around world
154 days ago
A police sharpshooter kills Huberty.- Aug. 1, 1966: Charles Whitman opened fire from the clock tower at the University of Texas at Austin, killing 16 people and wounding 31.
