Aug 1, 1966: Charles Whitman, 25, a student and former Marine, killed his wife and mother before carrying a rifle to the tower on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin. In a 96-minute rampage he fatally shot 14 others before police shot and killed him.
July 12, 1976: Edward Charles Allaway, 37, a custodian at California State University Fullerton killed seven people in the library with a gun purchased at Kmart. He was found not guilty by reason of
Jan. 17, 1989: Patrick Edward Purdy, a 24-year-old drifter, opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle in Stockton, California playground, killing five children and wounding one teacher and 29 other children. He killed himself.
Dec 1, 1997: 14-year-old Michael Carneal fires on students attending a prayer circle at a school in West Paducah, Kentucky. He kills three students and wounds five.
March 24, 1998: Mitchell Johnson, 13, and Andrew Golden, 11, pulled a fire alarm and began shooting as everyone exited a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas, killing four students and one teacher and injuring nine others.
