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Allen Crum relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1972. [62] He never returned to Texas and died of natural causes in 2001 at age 75. [110] On the twentieth anniversary of the University of Texas tower shooting, Whitman's father consented to a press reporter's request for an interview regarding his son's mass murder spree.
On a blazing summer day 50 years ago in Texas, a sniper wreaked unprecedented carnage on the campus of the University of Texas. The policeman who helped end one of the deadliest school shootings ...
Ramiro "Ray" Martinez (born January 20, 1937) is a former Austin Police Department officer whose actions contributed to the ending of the University of Texas tower shootings when he, two other officers and a deputized civilian reached and killed sniper Charles Whitman on August 1, 1966.
The Deadly Tower (also known as Sniper) is a 1975 American made-for-television action drama thriller film directed by Jerry Jameson. It stars Kurt Russell and Richard Yniguez [ 1 ] and is based on the University of Texas tower shooting .
Waterline is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Austin, Texas, United States. Planned to be 1,021 feet (311.2 meters) tall, it will be a mixed-use building with residential, office, and hotel space. [2] Upon completion in 2026, it is expected to become the tallest building in Austin and the tallest building in Texas.
Oct. 2, 2007: The implosion of the Wildcatter ride at Six Flags Over Texas as viewed from the oil derrick tower. The park imploded the ride to make room for its new ride for the 2008 season, the ...
People inside both the North and South towers of the World Trade Center hung on for dear life after the planes hit on 11 September. According to New York Magazine, 2,016 people died who worked in ...
The American General Center is a complex of several office buildings in Neartown Houston, Texas located along Allen Parkway. [1] [2] It is the global headquarters for Corebridge Financial, formerly American General. The America Tower is a 590 ft (180m) tall skyscraper. It was completed in 1983 and has 43 floors.