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Authors: Gary M. Lavergne

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16
Life
, 12 August 1966; Texas DPS Files:
Intelligence Report
, 3 August 1966.
17 APD Files:
SOR
by unnamed officer, 2 August 1966;
Austin American-Statesman
, 2 and 7 August 1966; University Health Center.
18 AJS; APD Files: Whitman Pictures.
19 APD Files:
SOR
by R. Wisian, 3 August 1966; Texas DPS Files:
Intelligence Report
, 10 August 1966.
20
Austin American-Statesman
, 7 August 1966.
21 APD Files:
SOR
by D. Kidd and B. Gregory, 1 August 1966,
DOI
, Interview of Lawrence A. Fuess, 8 August 1966, and
Charles Whitman's Notes
(subsequent quotes of Charles Whitman's writings are from this source); Lawrence A. Fuess. During my interview with Mr. Fuess on 6 June 1996, he recalled that Whitman had placed the typewriter on the dining room table. The APD
SOR
cited above clearly quoted Fuess as saying that the typewriter was on the living room coffee table. I have given preference to the
SOR
because it is a contemporaneous account.
22
Texas Observer
, 19 August 1966;
Austin American-Statesman
, 2 August 1966; Charles Whitman quoted in Time-Life, p. 51; Elaine Fuess quoted in
Austin American-Statesman
, 7 August 1966; AJS; APD Files:
SOR
by D. Kidd and B. Gregory, 1 August 1966,
DOI
, Interview of Lawrence A. Fuess, 8 August 1966; Lawrence A. Fuess.
23 Charles Whitman quoted in Time-Life, p. 51; Lawrence A. Fuess.
24 Margaret Winn quoted in
Austin American-Statesman
, 7 August 1966.
25
Austin American-Statesman
, 7 August 1966.
26 Ibid.
 
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7
The Neat Little House and the Swank Apartment
I
On the front lawn of 906 Jewell Street, a single sapling struggled to reach the heights of the older trees in the neighboring yards. The front yard faced south, and from the street a narrow concrete sidewalk connected the curb to two steps leading to a small porch. From the edges, thick grass struggled to grow over the sidewalk. A screen door kept flying pests outside during suffocating summers when the front door was left open. Various shades of tan brick covered all exterior walls of the house. Inside were five small rooms; the front door led to a living room,

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