Are these really photos of a soon-to-be cold-blooded mass murderer?
Associated Press
Short answer: Yes.
Long answer: Probably not, since Whitman was suffering from a life-threatening 'organic brain disease.'
An evidence-based explanation of the neuropathophysiologal mechanisms responsible for Charles Whitman's extreme violence by retired medical oncologist Dr. Scott Young and how a "pecan-sized" brain tumour led Whitman to commit the first mass murder in the USA involving a shooting rampage on a university campus. In addition, learn the results of Whitman's "psychological autopsy" and whether he suffered from a psychiatric disorder. Dr. Young also discusses why a twenty-five-year-old healthy ex-Marine would develop a malignant brain tumour, which is associated with a median age of diagnosis of sixty-four years.
Author Scott D. Young, MD, PhD posing at Torrey Pines Gliderport.
Available now on amazon.ca, amazon.com, and from the FriesenPress bookstore. Soon to be available at many other retail outlets.
"Joe" Schuck’s Review of Cause of Death: Ballistic Trauma
"For those avid readers of True Crime, researchers, and just someone looking for an attention-holding book full of factual information and historical data, sprinkled with a variety of photos, here is a marvellous compilation of the above, as they pertain to the tragic saga of Charles Whitman, the infamous Tower Sniper.
Dr. Young, a Canadian medical oncologist, introduces in this very complete presentation most of the truths known about this calamity. He continually and deftly balances them with his medical experience to give everyone a notably better understanding of the Who’s and What’s involved, as well as answers to some of the elusive Why’s.
Well-referenced, it should be a researcher’s thorough delight, not to mention a boon to those readers who appreciate the facts.
I heartily recommend this book to all True Crime aficionados. It is a must for all of your libraries and constitutes an easy afternoon or evening read."
Cordially,
Francis J. Schuck, Jr.
Alumnus of UT at Austin
U.S. Navy veteran
A former close friend of Charles Whitman and author of “The Charlie I Knew; A Factual Account of Our Friendship”