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Margaret Whitman

Case from Austin, TX dated Aug 01, 1966

Victim Details

Margaret Whitman

Female

White / Caucasian

Austin

TX

1966-08-01

43

Margaret

Whitman

08/01/2026

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Margaret Elizabeth Whitman, a 43-year-old white female, was tragically murdered on August 1, 1966, in Austin, Texas. Born on October 26, 1922, in Savannah, Georgia, Margaret had recently separated from her husband, Charles Adolphus Whitman Jr., just months before her death. She was the mother of three sons, including Charles Joseph Whitman, who would become infamous for one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history.

On the morning of August 1, 1966, Margaret Elizabeth Whitman wa ...
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    Has anyone here ever looked into the life of Margaret Elizabeth Whitman beyond the tragic events of ... ...Read More
    01/05/2025
    So I came across some old newspaper clippings from around the time of the UT Tower shooting and some... ...Read More
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    Does anyone else feel for Margaret's younger sons during all of this? It must have been unimaginably... ...Read More
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