Eckman died in the hospital, the baby was stillborn, and Claire survived but was unable to bear any more children.Ī 33-year old mathematics professor at UT, Robert Boyer had just finished a month teaching in Mexico and had secured a job at Liverpool University to be nearer his pregnant wife Lyndsay, and their children Laura and Matthew. Thomas was shot after Claire Wilson was shot in the abdomen. When the shooting started, he was outside Benedict Hall with Claire Wilson, his girlfriend, who was eight months pregnant. A native of Barcelona, Spain, Eckman was studying anthropology at UT. Mark and his aunt Marguerite died nearly two minutes later.ġ8 or 19 years old, Eckman's parents were Mary Louise and Frederick Eckman. Gabour, led their father, mother, aunt and uncle up to the observation deck of the tower just as Charles Whitman was assembling his arsenal. Mike and Mark Gabour, the 16- and 19-year-old sons of M.J. Shot on stairs leading to the reception room. He hit her on the head with the butt end of one of his guns.Īunt of Mike and Mark Gabour. Whitman encountered her in the reception area just inside the deck of the 28th floor. Killed while she slept, prior to the tower shootings.Ĥ7-year-old receptionist and divorced mother of Danny (16) and Terry (12). Killed in her apartment prior to the tower shootings. Two of the victims killed were Whitman's family members, whom he murdered the night prior to the tower shootings. The total number of fatalities is sometimes listed as 16 or 17, as some sources include the deaths of David Gunby and an unborn child. In total, Whitman killed 15 people and wounded 31 others, before he was shot dead by Austin police. Whitman is known for ascending the University of Texas' 27-story tower on August 1, 1966, and shooting passersby in the city and campus below. This list of Charles Whitman's victims includes people who were killed by Charles Whitman.

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