[Pirate.]

Great post!

[dealeyplaza]

Contents of the green foot locker he toted up to the top for his target practice:



Channel Master 14 Transistor AM/FM Radio

Robinson Reminder Note Book (blank)

White 3 1/2 gallon water jug (full)

red 3 1/2 gallon plastic gas jug (full)

sales slip from Davis Hardware dated 1 August 1966

four "C" cell flashlight batteries

several lengths of cotton and nylon ropes

plastic Wonda-scope compass

papermate black ball-point pen

one Gun Tector, green rifle scabbard

hatchet

Nesco machete with green scabbard

Hercules hammer

green ammunition box with gun cleaning equipment

Gene brand alarm clock

cigarette lighter

canteen with water

binoculars

green Sears rifle scabbard

Camallus hunting knife with brown scabbard and whet stone

large Randall knife with bone handle with the name Charles J. Whitman on the blade with brown scabbard and whet stone

large pocket knife with lock blade

10-inch pipe wrench

eye glasses with brown case

box of kitchen matches

12 assorted cans of food and a jar of honey

two cans of Sego

can of charcoal starter

white and green 6-volt flashlight

set of ear plugs

two rolls of white adhesive tape

solid steel bar (1 ft. long)

Army green rubber duffel bag

green extension cord

lengths of clothes line wire and yellow electric wire

grey gloves

deer bag

bread, sweet rolls, Spam, Planters Peanuts, sandwiches, a box of raisins

plastic bottle of Mennen spray deodorant

toilet paper

Whitman also brought a .357 Magnum Smith & Wesson revolver, a Galesi-Brescia pistol, a .35 Remington, an sawed-off Sears 12-gauge shotgun, a 6mm Remington bolt-action rifle with a 4-power Leupold scope, and a .30 caliber M-1 Carbine. He also had over 700 rounds of ammunition.

[dvad]

dude.sweet. first pic is gnarly
love the serial killer bio's on this site

[daughterofthenight]

Shit, he Carried that up to the tower?!! damn. i don't know how, but i do remember the news stories of this that day.

[Curb Stomper]

Fucking love Mr Whitman.

[StiffyWood]

Originally Posted by Niki777 ↗

ok i searched.. the only photo i seen was the first one.. which is i believe him after they shot him .. heres a bio...

Mass murderer. Born Charles Joseph Whitman on June 24, 1941, in Lake Worth, Florida. Taught at an early age to handle guns, Whitman was a model student and Eagle Scout who left home early to escape a violent father. He joined the Marine Corps to be a sharpshooter and then entered the University of Texas, where he met his future wife, Kathryn Leissner. (They married in 1962.)

After called back to active service because of poor academic performance, Whitman returned to the Marine Corps in 1963. In December 1964, he was discharged. Whitman went back to the University of Texas at Austin in the spring of 1965. By 1966, he was suffering from severe headaches and consulted a therapist at the university to discuss concerns he had over his mental health. The doctor recommended Whitman attend another session the following week, but he never returned.

Also in 1966, his mother finally left his father after suffering years of abuse. She got an apartment in Austin, not far from her son. This move would prove fatal for her. Sometime on the evening of July 31, Whitman went to his mother’s home and stabbed and shot her. In a note left with her body, Whitman explained that he was "truly sorry that this was the only way I could see to relieve her sufferings but I think it was best."

After killing his mother, Whitman went home. Sometime after his wife went to sleep, he stabbed her to death. He typed a note before her death, stating that he was going to kill her. He said that "I love her dearly. . . . I cannot rationally pinpoint any specific reason for doing this." He thought it might have been his own selfishness or his desire to spare her from facing embarrassment over his actions.

On August 1, 1966, Whitman, along with an assortment of weapons and supplies stored in a trunk, entered the University of Texas tower, wearing overalls. He headed up to the observation deck, killing a receptionist and two others along the way. Once he reached the deck, he began shooting at the people below. The rampage lasted less than two hours with most of the deaths and injuries occurring in the first 15 to 20 minutes. A trained sniper, Whitman shot most of his victims near or in the heart. In total, he killed 15 people and wounded 30 more on the campus before being shot and killed by two police officers. The officers were assisted by a civilian with military experience who deputized at the scene.

In one of his writings, Whitman stated that he wanted his brain examined after his death to check for signs of physical cause of mental illness. His request was granted in the form of a police autopsy, which showed that he had a brain tumor. But medical experts disagreed over whether it had any effect on Whitman’s actions.

My hometown, born and raised. My Grandfather worked downtown, he was there that day, thankfully he wasn't harmed.

[StiffyWood]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Joseph_Whitman

[IRISH.]

INTERESTING READ!
Mamajamma!

[dealeyplaza]

Semper fi-

[zadfrackglutz]

semper fi, I could sure have used him as a coyote hunting partner.