August 1, 1966: Charles Whitman gains infamy as the Texas Tower Sniper

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In this Aug. 1, 1966 file photo, smoke rises from a sniper's gun as he fires from the tower of the University of Texas administration building in Austin, Texas at people below.


Diagram shows only one portion of the area surrounding the tower from which Charles J. Whitman shot pedestrians on the Austin streets below. He fired in several directions from the tower, killing15 persons before he was slain by police. This picture, facing west, was made from one of the spots where Whitman stood atop the 30-story building, some of his victims were more than three blocks away, upper right. (AP Photo/File)


These are the weapons used by Charles Joseph Whitman in his mad shooting spree Aug. 1, 1966 in which at least 14 persons were killed and a score more wounded, in Austin, Texas. Police seized the weapons after they gunned down Whitman in his perch in the University of Texas administration building tower. (AP PHOTO)


Workmen use wire brushes to remove blood stains from the concrete in front of the University of Texas tower, Aug. 2, 1966 in Austin, Texas. There were no classes at the university and the campus was almost deserted following the shooting spree yesterday by Charles J. Whitman. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)