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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 ...Read More
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Karen Joan Griffith
Female
White / Caucasian
Austin
TX
1966-08-01
17
Karen
Joan Griffith
11/25/2025
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In reading about Karen Joan Griffith and the other victims of the University of Texas Tower Shooting... ...Read More
02/17/2025
02/17/2025
I've been reading up on Karen Joan Griffith and what happened on that tragic day in 1966, and the mo... ...Read More
09/27/2023
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