Karen Joan Griffith

Karen Joan Griffith, a 17-year-old female student at Lanier High School in Austin, Texas, tragically lost her life on August 1, 1966. She was one of the victims of the University of Texas Tower Shooting, a horrific event that took place on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. The shooter, Charles Whitman, a troubled young student, climbed to the observation deck of the tower and began firing at people below. Karen Joan Griffith was shot in the lung and shoulder while she was on Guada ...

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