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Roy Dell Henry Schmidt

Case from Austin, TX dated Aug 01, 1966

Victim Details

Roy Dell Henry Schmidt

Male

White / Caucasian

Austin

TX

1966-08-01

29

Roy

Dell Henry Schmidt

07/02/2026

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Roy Dell Henry Schmidt, a 29-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was an electrician for the City of Austin. He was born on September 18, 1936, in Manor, Texas, and was married to Nancy Rose Schmidt, with whom he had a daughter named Kimberly Dawn Schmidt. On August 1, 1966, Schmidt tragically lost his life in a mass shooting carried out by Charles Joseph Whitman from the University of Texas's Administrative Tower.

Schmidt was one of the 14 people killed and 32 others wounded in Whitman ...
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  • Behind the Tower: The Victims – Behind the Tower
  • University of Texas tower shooting - Wikipedia
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