2002

S6.E1 ∙ The University of Texas Sniper, Charles Whitman

Thu, Jan 10, 2008

Back in 1966, a workplace or school shooting was unheard of, until the fateful day of August 1st, 1966, when ex-Marine Charles Whitman, took a bag of hunting guns to the top of the clock tower at the University of Texas, Austin Campus and within 90 minutes had killed fourteen people and wounded dozens more. Being an expert shot, Whitman managed to kill people from astounding distances with his bolt action hunting rifle. This episode chronicles his background, including his stint in the Marine Corp, and the assault, which was stopped by three cops and one armed civilian who charged the tower and shot Whitman to death.

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S6.E2 ∙ The Case of the Great Carlos from Australia

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

José Alvarez was a performance artist in 1988 who faked being a 'channeler' or human vessel of a 200 year old spirit called Carlos. He was put up to the hoax by a friend who worked in Australian TV, but Alvarez was so convincing during his many performances that he completely duped the rest of Australia's Media. When he tried to come clean, many people wouldn't believe that it was a hoax.

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S6.E3 ∙ Ex-Male Nurse Serial Killer Who Donated His Kidney to Ex-Girlfriend's Brother

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Charles Cullen, the male nurse who admitted to killing 29 patients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey via lethal drug overdose, petitions the courts to allow him to donate one of his kidneys to the brother of an ex-girlfriend. A judge grants the convicted serial killer his wish and Cullen undergoes surgery on August 20th, 2006 to save the life of Ernie Peckham, who was married with four children.

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