TY - BOOK AU - Maitland, Keith, AU - Thomson,Susan AU - Gilbride,Megan AU - Reedy,Austin TI - Tower U1 - 364.150976431 PY - 2016/// CY - New York PB - Tower Documentary KW - Mass murder KW - Texas KW - --Austin KW - Whitman, Charles Joseph, 1941-1966 KW - School shootings KW - Murderers KW - United States KW - Mass murderers N2 - August 1st 1966 was the day our innocence was shattered. A sniper rode the elevator to the top floor of the iconic University of Texas Tower and opened fire, holding the campus hostage for 96 minutes in what was a previously unimaginable event. Based entirely on first person testimonies from witnesses, heroes, and survivors. Tower combines archival footage with rotoscopic animation of the dramatic day in a seamless and suspenseful retelling of the unfolding tragedy. The film highlights the fear, confusion, and visceral realities that changed the lives of those present, and the rest of us, forever - a day when the worst in one man brought out the best in so many others ER -