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Paul Bolton Sonntag

Case from Austin, TX dated Aug 01, 1966

Victim Details

Paul Bolton Sonntag

Male

Austin

TX

1966-08-01

18

Paul

Bolton Sonntag

07/20/2026

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Paul Bolton Sonntag, an 18-year-old male of White ethnicity, tragically lost his life on August 1, 1966, in Austin, Texas. He was a recent graduate of Stephen F. Austin High School and had been accepted to the University of Colorado for the upcoming term. At the time of his death, Paul was working as a lifeguard at the local pool.

Paul's death was part of a larger tragedy known as the University of Texas Tower Shooting. On that fateful day, Charles Whitman, a 25-year-old engineering stude ...
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  • Behind the Tower: The Victims – Behind the Tower
  • University of Texas tower shooting - Wikipedia
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