Just before noon, from high atop the University of Texas Tower, an ex-Marine sharpshooter named Charles Whitman leveled his rifle over the railing, peered through his scope and shot a pregnant ...

Smoke rose from sniper Charles Whitman's gun as he fired from the tower of the University of Texas administration building on crowds below in Austin on Aug. 1, 1966. This year marks the 50th ...

On Aug. 1, 1966, an ex-Marine named Charles Whitman packed a half-dozen guns into a military-issue foot locker, lugged it to the observation deck of a 28-story tower on the campus of the ...

Texas sniper Charles Whitman's story stands out for many reasons, not least of which being that it features a co-star - the University of Texas Tower from which he fired almost unimpeded for 96 ...

It would eclipse last year's plan which included the reconstruction of Charles Street and totaled ... ramps that are commonly referred to as the Whitman Street Interchange. In all, the project ...

CANFIELD — Charles H. Whitman, 96, of Boardman, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, at the Shepherd of the Valley. Born March 3, 1928, in Youngstown, he was the son of the late ...