In fact, Karr was shot and killed just about fifty or sixtyįeet to the north of me. Notes from someone who knew me in grade school and a man who knew Thomas Karr, Was practically gone, so he just gave it up. He finally had become bedridden and his eyesight Whitman basically shot out most of his kidneys, he had been on thrice-weeklyĭialysis ever since 8-1-66. With Thomas Eckman, Claire Wilson and Claude Devereaux. His wounded body was part of the tableau in the middle of the main mall, along ![]() Third, or possibly fourth, person shot that day, died this month. (November 2001-Here's another marker in time. Then type "Charles Whitman" in the search window.) You want an account with more of a third person slant, go to this site. One note-the white AC unit shown here did not exist in August 1966, which means the sniper had a clear view of our spot on the sidewalk. The newsstand and the drug store closed many years ago. The sniper chose to shoot a 38 year-old military veteran named Harry Walchuk, who was standing in the door of a narrow newsstand that was located just to the south (left in the photo, just under the "A" in Austin's Pizza) of us. I have drawn a red X showing our approximate 1966 location. Were on the tower that fateful day and participated in the elimination of Whitman.Īt 11:52 a.m., along with two of my Longhorn Band friends, I was standing on the sidewalk just under the now-existing "Austin's Pizza" sign. I was allowed to go along with a group of former Austin police officers who Prior to August 1st, 1966, when Charles Whitman rained down a withering fire ![]() This was theįirst time I had visited the University of Texas Tower observation deck since West side of The University of Texas tower's observation deck. I shot this photograph on April 1st, 2007 from the The original version of this piece was written in 1996. The story of Rita Starpattern, a hero of August 1, 1966 If you don't want to read about this horrible
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