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Traumatic brain injury:
A case study of Charles Whitman

By K. A. Strube

Published by the Journal of Forensic Sciences in 2025, this research paper examines the potential benefits of using graphing for TBI sufferers impacted by the criminal justice system. 

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Charles Whitman: Up Against All Odds

By K. A. Strube

This 152-page case study (self-published in 2021) takes a deep dive into the factors that affected Charles Whitman's life. It is available as a PDF document.

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The Charlie I Knew: A Factual
Account of Our Friendship

By Francis J. Schuck, Jr.

The author offers unique and helpful insight from his friendship with Whitman, who he met while attending a scholarship preparatory program offered by the military.

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Cause of Death: Ballistic Trauma

By Scott Young, MD, PhD

An oncologist uses his decades of experience and medical knowledge to examine the factors influencing Whitman's actions on that fateful day.

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Tower Sniper

By Monte Akers, Nathan Akers and

Dr. Roger Friedman, PhD

In this book, the authors provide an excellent account of "America's First Active Shooter on Campus" through in-depth research and thoughtful analysis. Monte is a practicing attorney in Austin, author and historian. Dr. Friedman's childhood friend, Paul Sonntag, was killed by Whitman on that day. 

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Neurodevelopmental and psychosocial risk factors in serial killers and mass murderers

By Clare S. Allely, Helen Minnis, Lucy Thompson, Philip Wilson and Christopher Gillberg

Published by the Aggression and Violent Behavior journal in 2014, researchers from the UK found that a significant number of serial killers and mass murderers had experienced a suspected or definite head injury. 

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