Tag: Charles Whitman

  • Going Postal: 15 Shocking Acts of Violence (2008)

    Going Postal: 15 Shocking Acts of Violence (2008)

    E! takes a look at some of the most horrific acts of violence in American criminal history. Cases include: The Jonesboro Middle School Massacre, The New Life Shootings, The Atlanta Day Trader Murders, The Dunblane School Massacre, The San Ysidro McDonald’s massacre, The Texas Tower Shootings, and many more

  • Deranged Killers: Charles Whitman (2009)

    Deranged Killers: Charles Whitman (2009)

    When he was 12, Charles J. Whitman became the youngest eagle scout in America… when he was 25, after brutally stabbing to death his mother and wife, with rifle and ammunition in tow, he traveled to the top of the University of Texas Tower and proceeded to shoot dead 13 people and wounding 32 others…

  • Mind of a Rampage Killer (2013)

    Mind of a Rampage Killer (2013)

    Fascinating look into the scientific work that is being conducted today to better understand the mental make-up of a mass shooter / spree killer … Noted cases mentioned in the documentary include: Charles Whitman (The Texas Tower Sniper); Charles Andrew Williams (The Santana High School shooter), Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold (The Columbine Killers); Adam…

  • Massacre! (1996)

    Massacre! (1996)

    ‘In the late 20th century, a new phenomenon occurred: attacks without warning by men intent on killing as many people as they could’… with that sombre opening, CBS News correspondent Mike Wallace proceeds to examine a series of horrific American and International mass murders or spree killings …