addressed it and the note "to whom it may concern" and placed it on the bed with Kathy's body Austin Police Chief Bob Miles later observed, "Considering the situation, he was quite rational in his notes."
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To others the notes are the most compelling
prima facie
evidence of Whitman's insanity and irresponsibility Actually, they were neither. They were further attempts to have questions and guilt directed at C. A. Whitman of Lake Worth, Florida.
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Just before 3:00 A.M. on 1
August 1966, Whitman killed
his wife, Kathy, as she slept.
Five vicious thrusts to her
chest with a large hunting
knife probably meant that she
went from sleep to death without
ever knowing who killed
her. Only a few hours earlier
she had pleasant telephone
conversations with a teaching
colleague and her family in
Needville, Texas.
Texas Department
of Public Safety Files.
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After killing Kathy, he had to have spent a considerable amount of time reviewing his diary entries about her over the years. His entry of 23 February 1964 had been devoted almost entirely to her. He gushed about her versatility, physical features and his life with her. It was to last forever. Above the top line of the entry he wrote in large letters, "I still mean it. CJW 8-1-66." He used the same light blue ballpoint pen he had used to write "Both Dead" on the note entitled "To whom it may concern."
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On 23 February 1964 he had closed his comments about her: "My Darling Kathleen, I love you very much. That statement is so simple but maybe someday I'll be able to convince you of all the emotions and feelings that it encases. My wife, you are wonderful." Shortly after he killed her he added: "Only time has shown me how right I was in these thoughts over 2-1/2 years ago. My wife was a true person. CJW"
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Whitman wrote four more notes. On a slip of paper he used a green felt-tipped pen to write: "Have the film developed in these cameras." He placed the two cameras and the note next to Kathy's
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