Charles Whitman
"Mostly from the 307 foot Administration Building tower, shot and killed 14 people and wounding 32 others before being gunned down by police. The killing spree also included the murder of his wife and his mother.
Forever known as ‘The Tower Sniper’, Charles Joseph Whitman was born into an upper-middle class family in Lake Worth, Florida, which was dominated by an emotionally and physically abusive father. In spite of that, he excelled academically and had no troubles making friends as a young man. He enrolled in college, dropped out and then spent a few years in the Marine Corps. His military career was marred by violent confrontations and he was subsequently discharged and went back to school at the University of Texas. He married a fellow student, but it has been reported that he was physically abusive towards her. Then, early in 1966, the year of the attack, his family life fell apart. His mother filed for divorce from her abusive husband, and Whitman found himself suffering from severe headaches. He sought psychiatric counseling at the University of Texas health office, and it was later reported that he had once stated to a Doctor there that he felt like taking a deer rifle and shooting people from the tower. An autopsy performed on Whitman after the shootings indicated that he was suffering from a large brain tumor which would have contributed to his state of mind. "
Forever known as ‘The Tower Sniper’, Charles Joseph Whitman was born into an upper-middle class family in Lake Worth, Florida, which was dominated by an emotionally and physically abusive father. In spite of that, he excelled academically and had no troubles making friends as a young man. He enrolled in college, dropped out and then spent a few years in the Marine Corps. His military career was marred by violent confrontations and he was subsequently discharged and went back to school at the University of Texas. He married a fellow student, but it has been reported that he was physically abusive towards her. Then, early in 1966, the year of the attack, his family life fell apart. His mother filed for divorce from her abusive husband, and Whitman found himself suffering from severe headaches. He sought psychiatric counseling at the University of Texas health office, and it was later reported that he had once stated to a Doctor there that he felt like taking a deer rifle and shooting people from the tower. An autopsy performed on Whitman after the shootings indicated that he was suffering from a large brain tumor which would have contributed to his state of mind. "
ZODIAC
"This is the Zodiac speaking.
I am the murderer of the taxi driver over by Washington St + Maple St last night, to prove this here is a blood stained piece of his shirt. I am the same man who did in the people in the north bay area.
The S.F. Police could have caught me last night if they had searched the park properly instead of holding road races with their motorcicles seeing who could make the most noise. The car drivers should have just parked their cars and sat there quietly waiting for me to come out of cover.
School children make nice targets, I think I shall wipe out a school bus some morning. Just shoot out the front tire + then pick off the kiddies as they come bouncing out."
Jack the Ripper
"Jack the Ripper" is the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name originated in a letter, written by someone claiming to be the murderer, that was disseminated in the media. The letter is widely believed to have been a hoax, and may have been written by a journalist in a deliberate attempt to heighten interest in the story. Other nicknames used for the killer at the time were "The Whitechapel Murderer" and "Leather Apron".
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