Charles Whitman

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Charles Whitman was born on June 24th 1941, in Lake Worth Florida. Charles came from a wealthy family with good intentions.
Charles was taught to handle firearms at an early age.
Whitman left for Basic Training for the Marines in Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba on July 6th 1959.
Excellence in the Marines was extremely important to Charles, due to the year of abuse from his father.
On the morning of July 1st 1966, Charles killed his mother and wife.
On that same morning, Charles sniped out civilians on the University of Texas campus, from the clock tower.
Charles killed 15 inocent people, and wounded 31.
The University of Texas's clock tower was closed to the public for 33 years, after this tragic event.

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