Research Project
About the UT Shooting Tragedy
On August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman, 25, stabbed his mother and wife to death between midnight and 3 a.m. and later that day killed 14 others, including an unborn baby, on and from the observation deck of the 307-foot tower on the University of Texas at Austin campus. Over 30 more were wounded and another victim died in 2001 (related to the injury). The shooting spree lasted just over 90 minutes and was ended when two officers fatally shot him.
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Whitman's actions that day literally propagated a wave of trauma that impacted generations and changed many aspects of society.
About The Whitman TBI Research Project
The Whitman TBI Research Project™ was initiated due to a series of unbelievable events, circumstances and coincidences. Support and input from incredible people from around the US and UK have kept this project alive and caused it to expand. As this research and story unfolds, it is with sincere hope that it helps bring peace, understanding and healing. TBI affects us all in so many ways.