Episodes 10 & 11: The Texas Tower Sniper

In another Lone Star Lunatic series, Shea tells us about the UT Tower Sniper, Charles Whitman, and one of the earliest and worst mass shootings in American history. 

Listen to "Ep 10: The Texas Tower Sniper, Part I" on Spreaker.

Listen to "Ep 11: The Texas Tower Sniper, Part II" on Spreaker.

Sources:

1. Eagleman, D. (2011). The Brain on Trial. The Atlantic. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/07/the-brain-on-trial/308520/

2. Heatly, M. D. (1966, August 3). Text of Psychiatrist’s Notes on Sniper. New York Times. Retrieved from https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/national/080366tx-shoot.html

3. Jury Blames Tumor. (1966, August 5). The News and Courier. Retrieved from http://archive.is/AQDpq

4. Krebs, A. (1996, August 2). The Texas Killer: Former Florida Neighbors Recall a Nice Boy Who Liked Toy Guns. New York Times. Retrieved from https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/national/080266tx-shoot.html

5. Lavergne, G. M. (1997). A Sniper in the Tower: The Charles Whitman Murders (1st edition). Denton: University of North Texas Press. Available fromhttps://www.amazon.com/Sniper-Tower-Charles-Whitman-Murders/dp/1574410296

6. Macleod, M. (2012, July 1). Charles Whitman: The Texas Tower Sniper. Criminal Minds & Methods. Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20120701063429/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/mass/whitman/charlie_2.html

7. Macleod, M. (2012, December 24). THE RANDOM KILLER AMONGST US—Charles Whitman: The Texas Bell Tower Sniper. The Greanville Post. Retrieved from https://www.greanvillepost.com/2012/12/24/the-random-killer-in-america-charles-whitman-the-texas-bell-tower-sniper/

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Episode 10 Good News: 

Pelletiere, N. (2017, June 1). Students raise $11,000 to help teacher battling cancer fulfill her bucket list. ABC News. Retrieved from https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/students-raise-11000-teacher-battling-cancer-fulfill-bucket/story?id=47744434ling cancer fulfill her bucket list. ABC News.

Episode 11 Good News:

Roberts, T. (2018, February 18). Secret Society of Happiness hands out $20 bills for Random Acts of Kindness Week. CW 33. Retrieved from https://cw33.com/2018/02/18/secret-society-of-happiness-hands-out-20-bills-for-random-acts-of-kindness-week/

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