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  • NAME: Charles Whitman
  • OCCUPATION: Murderer
  • BIRTH DATE: June 24, 1941
  • DEATH DATE: August 01, 1966
  • EDUCATION: University of Texas at Austin
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Lake Worth, Florida
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Austin, Texas

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Charles Whitman was a former Marine and sniper who killed 16 people at the University of Texas in 1966.


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