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The following is a list of resources available at the Austin History
Center for those researching the Charles Whitman mass murder. Both primary
and secondary sources are included in this list. All of these materials
are available for use in our Reading Room.
- Austin Texas. Police Department Records of the Charles Whitman Mass Murder Case
- Includes police reports, witness statements, diaries and other personal
effects belonging to Whitman.
- Inquest Docket, Justice of the Peace Precinct 3, Place 2, Travis County, Texas,
1966-67.
- Includes records and some death certificates for the following individuals:
Eckman, Thomas Frederick, p. 18.
Sonntag, Paul Bolton
Speed, Billy Paul
Whitman, Charles Joseph
Whitman, Margaret E.
- Inquest Docket, Justice of the Peace Precinct 5, Travis County, Texas, 1960-1972.
- Includes inquest report on Kathleen Whitman on page 54.
- Lavergne Papers
- Includes the manuscript for Gary Lavergne's book, A Sniper in the Tower: The Charles Whitman Mass Murders, and a collection of articles about the author and his book.
- Playboy. October, 1970.
- "The Many Faces of Murder," by Bruce Porter. Includes The Charles Whitman Papers.
- Life. August 12, 1966.
- "Texas Sniper's Murder Rampage."
- Austin American. August 2, 1966.
- Austin Statesman. August 2 & 3, 1966.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram. August 2, 1966.
- Admissions: The Extraordinary History of Brackenridge Hospital
- by Lisa Fahrenthold and Sara Rider, 1984.
- Austin City Directories
- Listings for Charles and Kathleen Whitman during the mid-1960s.
- The Impossible Tree
- by Mary Frances (Gabour) Lamport, 1972.
- The University Methodist Pulpit
- "Is There an Answer?" by Jack D. Hooper, 1966.
- Texas Crime Chronicles
- "The Madman in the Tower" by William J. Helmer, 2000.
- Mass Murderers
- Time-Life Books, 1993.
- The World in 1966: History as We Lived It
- "One Day of Wrath." Associated Press, 1967.
- A Sniper in the Tower: The Charles Whitman Mass Murders
- by Gary M. Lavergne, 1997.
- Press Conference. Report to the Governor, Medical Aspects Charles J. Whitman Catastrophe, 1966
- AF Biography: Hipple, Augusta
- The Austin fortuneteller who read Whitman's cards.
- AF Biography: Lavergne, Gary
- Author of Sniper in the Tower.
- AF Biography: McCoy, Houston
- One of the Austin Police officers to shoot Whitman.
- AF Biography: Martinez, Ramiro
- One of the Austin Police officers to shoot Whitman.
- AF Biography: Spelce, Fannie Lou
- Includes information about on-the-scene newsman Neal Spelce.
- AF Murders--Mass--Whitman, Charles
- 5 vertical folders of newspaper and magazine articles, inquest reports, autopsies, psychiatric evaluation and vious other items.
- "The Ballad of Charles Whitman" on Sold American.
- Kinky Friedman, 1973.
- Dr. Joe Abell
- Emergency Room doctor at Brackenridge Hospital during the shooting. Interview not dated.
- Camille Clay, R.N.
- Nurse at Brackenridge Hospital during the shooting. Interviewed May 26, 1983.
- Judge Jerry Dellana
- Justice of the Peace who performed inquests on most of the victims and on Whitman, himself. Interview not dated.
- Morris Hohmann
- Ambulance attendant wounded by Whitman shots. Interviewed May 31, 1983(?).
- Rita Jaso, R.N.
- Head surgical nurse on duty the day of the shooting. Interviewed June 21, 1983.
- Dr. Albert Lalonde
- Chief of Staff at Brackenridge Hospital in 1966. Interview not dated.
- Mary Frances (Gabour) Lamport
- Wounded in shooting. Interviewed in 1974 by Art Young of KRMH-FM. Transcript in AF Murders -- Mass -- Whitman, Charles Joseph
- Dr. Robert Pape
- Emergency Room doctor who treated victims. Interviewed June 14, 1983.
- Joe Roddy
- Newsman who reported from Brackenridge Emergency Room on the status of the victims. Interviewed June 14, 1983.
- May Schmidt
- Friend of 2 victims briefly discusses incident in this oral history interview, February 14, 2000.
- Buck Smith
- Justice of the Peace who helped identify shooting victims at Hospital. Interviewed July 5, 1983.
- Neal Spelce
- On-the-scene television newsman. Interviewed June 14, 1983.
- Ben Tobias
- Administrator, Brackenridge Hospital, directed personnel that day. Interview not dated.
- Norma White, R.N.
- Operating Room supervisor at Brackenridge during the incident. Interview not dated.
- Ralph Webster Yarborough
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- U.S. Senator from Texas, 1957 - 1971. Interviewed June 24, 1974.
- Austin American-Statesman
- The Austin History Center has the Austin American, Austin Statesman, and Austin American-Statesman on microfilm. In 1966 coverage occurred on several days throughout the month of August. In subsequent years articles often appeared near the anniversary of the shootings. Some indexing is available to help locate articles.
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The Austin Citizen, August 1, 1977.
- "Tower Tragedy Sequel: She's Still Not Bitter" by Carolyn Bengtson.
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Austin Jaycee Keynote, August 9, 1966.
- "Program This Thursday to Honor 'Tower Tragedy' Heroes."
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Austin Jaycee Keynote, August 15, 1966.
- "Tower Heroes to Honored at Luncheon."
- Texas Monthly, August 1986.
- "The Madman in the Tower" by William J. Helmer.
- Texas Monthly, September 2001.
- "Where Are They Now?" by Chester Rossom.
- AF Murders -- Mass -- Whitman, Charles Joseph
- AF University of Texas -- Buildings -- Main Building, Tower
- Austin Texas. Police Department Records of the Charles Whitman Mass Murder Case
- Archival Photo Collection includes photographs that were taken by the Police Department and photographs, belonging to Whitman, that were seized by the Police as part of the investigation. Currently not available--in processing.
Teleclip
Videos recording daily newscasts typically feature stories about the
Whitman murders around the time of the anniversary, August 1. Longer segments
were typically produced around major anniversaries, such as thirty years.
- Sniper '66: the Charles Whitman Murders at the Texas Tower
- a film by Whitney Milam, Austin: Fox Television Stations, 2006 available in two versions [A DVD 364.1523 SN DVR-R ver.2.1]
This domumentarty aired on local station KTBC, Austin, Texas on July 29, 2006, followed by an edited version (approx 21 minutes) of a one-hour news special which KTBC aired the night of the shootings. Whitney Milam, producer-director and Danny Baker, executive producer.
The second version is a 61 munute full-length version of the documentary.
- Slacker
- Richard Linklater's 1991 satirical comedy contains a scene referencing the Whitman tragedy.
- Cactus
- University of Texas yearbook. The 1963 yearbook includes the yearbook photographs of students Kathleen and Charles Whitman.
- Rebel Roundup
- William B. Travis High School yearbook. The 1967 edition features an article on student and shooting victim Alex Hernandez.
- Viking
- Sidney Lanier High School yearbook. The 1967 edition includes a dedication to victims Kathleen Whitman and Karen Griffith, Lanier teacher and student.
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