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True Crime: A Sniper In The Tower

Aired on Apr 05, 200444m

In 1966, 25-year-old Charles Whitman fired at will from a perch 231 feet above ground, terrorizing the University of Texas campus below. Based on Gary M. Lavergne's riveting book, we see how the murders spawned debates that still plague America.

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True Crime: Fire Lover

Aired on Apr 05, 200444m

Master crime writer Joseph Wambaugh's novel "Fire Lover" tells the story of John Orr, one of California's most respected arson investigators, who became one of the state's most prolific serial arsonists.