Elmer Wally Hensley

Death by Force

In the late summer of 1976, tragedy struck the city of Wichita, Kansas, forever altering the lives of many. On August 11th, Elmer Wally Hensley, a 57-year-old male glazier, went about his workday, unaware of the grim fate that awaited him. That day, a sniper positioned himself on the top floor of the 26-story Garvey building, which housed a Holiday Inn. From this vantage point, the gunman began a terrifying assault on the unsuspecting people below.

Hensley was on the top floor of a parkin ...Read More

Wichita marks 40 years since sniper killed 3, injured 8

Elmer Wally Hensley, age 57 - National Gun Violence Memorial