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This video was edited by Alex, a fellow true-crime creator - Horror Behind The Photo. If you want to see more of him, this is his channel: https://www.youtube.com/@horrorbehindthephoto Thanks, Alex! Ex-Marine Charles Joseph Whitman, a student at the University of Texas at Austin, went on a shooting spree that began around midnight on August 1, 1966, with the murders of his mother and his wife. The next day he went to campus and dispensed death to 16, leaving 31 others wounded before being shot down by police. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPnXkFy7z7JoLBtV2LLK2cQ/join If you like my videos, please consider joining my Patreon. This is how I manage to pay for my narrations. Thank you! https://www.patreon.com/serialkillers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SKDocumentaries Our Podcast: https://podcast.sptfy.com/skd https://apple.co/3RbA2L7 Tags: Serial killer documentary,Serial killers,True crime,Crime documentary,Killer documentary,Murder investigation,Criminal psychology,Crime analysis,Forensic analysis

Charles Whitman believed that perfection was the only option in life. It was an idea that was beaten into him by his father. When he wasn’t able to achieve perfection in his life, he decided to end it and he was going to take as many people with him as he could. You can listen to our Podcast by searching "this is MONSTERS": Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Amazon Podcasts Stitcher Spotify Pocket Casts Player FM TuneIn Radio Public You can check out our NEW merch by shopping at https://this-is-monsters.creator-spring.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisismonsters Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisis_monsters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisis_monsters/ If you are a victim of domestic abuse, please reach out to someone for help. Please call the national domestic abuse hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE. That’s 1-800-799-7233 or go to thehotline.org to chat with someone online. This website is set up so that at any time, hitting the escape key twice will instantly take your browser to a google search page. In the event the abuser is nearby, you can ensure that you don’t get caught trying to get help. If you are having feelings of harming yourself or someone else or even just need someone to talk to, please contact your local mental health facility, call 911 or call Mental Health America who operate the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK. That’s 1-800-273-8255. They’re available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.