Gary M. Lavergne
Auteur de A Sniper in the Tower: The Charles Whitman Murders
A propos de l'auteur
Gary M. Lavergne is Director of Admissions Research at the University of Texas at Austin.
Œuvres de Gary M. Lavergne
Bad Boy: The True Story of Kenneth Allen McDuff, the Most Notorious Serial Killer in Texas History (1999) 44 exemplaires
Before Brown: Heman Marion Sweatt, Thurgood Marshall, and the Long Road to Justice (Jess and Betty Jo Hay Series) (2010) 11 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- c. 1953
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Church Point, Louisiana, USA
- Études
- University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Membres
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A Sniper in the Tower: The Charles Whitman Murders par Gary M. Lavergne
I picked this up after hearing an interview with Claire Wilson about the new documentary, Tower. As someone who works on a large public university campus, I was little surprised that this was the first time I'd heard about this particular incident. The book itself is a fascinating narrative of domestic terrorism, and how this event influenced the development of campus facilities operations and security policies.
Finished reading last night. (January 4th) This was the second time i read this book. It is such a shocking story. This time i read it together with another book about this serial killer: No Remorse by Bob Stewart.
The 2 books were very much alike.
The difference this book was bigger, had a chapter with notes but most important it was published later (3 Years?) which meant the author could tell us the aftermath.
McDuff did tell where 3 of his victims were buried so I am so glad that they were able to bring Regina, Colleen and Melanie home.
Plus the author also told us that McDuff died. He was executed on November 17, 1998 at Huntsville Unit. According to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice death row section McDuff's final words were: "I’m ready to be released. Release me".[3] McDuff's body was never claimed by his family. He is buried in the cemetery of the prison where he was executed. His grave marker is adorned only with his death row number: X999055.
It is very interesting to learn that what he did, being paroled twice and kill again, launched a massive overhaul of its prison system to prevent violent criminals from winning early parole in Texas.
The parole rules were tightened and I can imagine he must have been on of the most hated prisoners by his fellow prisoners.… (plus d'informations)
The 2 books were very much alike.
The difference this book was bigger, had a chapter with notes but most important it was published later (3 Years?) which meant the author could tell us the aftermath.
McDuff did tell where 3 of his victims were buried so I am so glad that they were able to bring Regina, Colleen and Melanie home.
Plus the author also told us that McDuff died. He was executed on November 17, 1998 at Huntsville Unit. According to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice death row section McDuff's final words were: "I’m ready to be released. Release me".[3] McDuff's body was never claimed by his family. He is buried in the cemetery of the prison where he was executed. His grave marker is adorned only with his death row number: X999055.
It is very interesting to learn that what he did, being paroled twice and kill again, launched a massive overhaul of its prison system to prevent violent criminals from winning early parole in Texas.
The parole rules were tightened and I can imagine he must have been on of the most hated prisoners by his fellow prisoners.… (plus d'informations)
This is about Charles J. Whitman, a student of the University of Texas in 1966. He went to the tower on the Austin campus on Aug 1 and shot and killed 14 people and wounded many others. He killed his wife and mother before going to the tower. He was killed in a shoot out with police and later was found to have a brain tumor during the autopsy. Did this contribute to his crime or was it his childhood?
Well written book about the day Charles Whitman went on a killing spree.
Listes
True Crime (1)
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 5
- Membres
- 148
- Popularité
- #140,180
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 4
- ISBN
- 20