In this segment we take a look at the journalism and live coverage of that day, August 1, 1966, and the courage of Neal Spelce to bring minute by minute accounts of this event. Additionally, we will go over the infamous prank ‘a deer in the dorm’ when Charles Whitman and friends poached a deer…
Month: February 2020
Segment 3 of 9: The UT Sniper, Dissecting the Life and Legacy of Charles Whitman (Remembering Billy Paul Speed.)
In this segment we remember Billy Paul Speed, killed in the line of duty that fateful day, as well as talk about Charles Whitman’s casket being draped with the American flag, what his childhood was like as remembered by neighbors and what his father was like as remembered by x-wives and family, and what did…
Segment 2 of 9: The UT Sniper, Dissecting the Life and Legacy of Charles Whitman
In this segment we will finish the Wikipedia Account of Charles Joseph Whitman and go over the University of Texas Clock Tower Shootings Wikipedia Accounts. Next, we will start expanding the story by investigating some of the outer fringes of Charles Whitman’s life. Suggested Viewing: Tower is a 2016 American animated documentary film about the 1966 shootings at…