TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Daniel Corwin: murder trial and
execution
A Sniper in the Tower:
Charles Whitman
Bad Boy from
Rosebud: Kenneth Allen McDuff
Worse Than
Death: Abdelkrim Belachheb
Personal and professional correspondence, essays and
interviews
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A Guide to the Gary M. Lavergne Papers, [ca. 1945]-2009
(bulk 1966, 1989-2003)
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Creator: |
Lavergne, Gary M. |
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Title: |
Gary M. Lavergne
Papers |
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Dates: |
[ca.
1945]-2009 (bulk 1966, 1989-2003) |
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Abstract: |
Research notes,
forensic and case reports, audio recordings and images document the creation of
Gary Lavergne's books and provide background information on several notorious
Texas crimes. |
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Accession No.: |
2005-173; 2006-200; 2007-005;
2010-077 |
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OCLC No.: |
77526889 |
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Extent: |
8 ft., 6 in. |
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Laguage: |
Materials are written in
English. |
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Repository: |
Dolph Briscoe Center for American
History, The University of Texas at
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Author and educator Gary M. Lavergne was born in Church Point,
Louisiana, in 1955. He holds degrees in social studies education and secondary
school teaching (University of Louisiana, 1976, 1981) and Educational
Administration (McNeese University, 1988). He served as Director of the
Southwest District Professional Development Center, and in 1988 was appointed
the first Director of the Region IV Education Service Center of the Louisiana
Department of Education. He has served with the American College Testing
Program and as director of Admissions and Guidance Services for the
Southwestern Regional Office of The College Board. Lavergne currently (2006)
holds the position of Director of Policy Analysis and Research for the
Admissions Office of The University of Texas at Austin. In addition to his work
for the University, Gary Lavergne researched and wrote A
Sniper in the Tower (1997), Bad Boy from
Rosebud (1999), and Worse Than Death
(2003), as well as works celebrating his Cajun heritage and
nationally-syndicated essays on education, literature and American society. An
authority on criminal justice and education, he has given numerous addresses
and television interviews.
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Composed of research notes, forensic reports, law enforcement case
files, news clippings, timelines, court transcripts, promotional materials,
interviews, essays, audio and video recordings, the Gary M. Lavergne Papers,
[ca. 1945]-2009 (bulk 1966, 1989-2003), documents the research, production and
marketing of Lavergne’s books and provides background on several important
Texas crimes. The collection is primarily arranged by book or research topic,
including: the Daniel Lee Corwin murder trial and execution with research
materials for a study of Corwin who was executed in 1998 for the murders of
three Texas women; A Sniper in the Tower, an
analysis of the University of Texas tower sniper Charles Whitman of 1966;
Bad Boy From Rosebud on the career of the Texas
serial murderer Kenneth Allen McDuff and changes in Texas jurisprudence that
followed his execution; and Worse Than Death about
Abdelkrim Belachheb, his 1984 Dallas nightclub murders, and the genesis of the
Texas Multiple Murder Law. An additional series contains Gary Lavergne’s
personal and professional correspondence, essays and television interviews.
Archivist’s note: Most of the material in
all series consists of photocopies. A group of original reports, manuscripts
and drafts by investigator Russell Cumley (1966) in the Sniper series became
part of the collection after the completion of that book.
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Access Restrictions
Some audio recordings and photographs are restricted for privacy
issues.
Use Restrictions
Copyright and intellectual property rights retained by donor or
individual item's creator.
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Subjects (Persons) |
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Lavergne, Gary M., 1955- --
Archives. |
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McDuff, Kenneth Allen. |
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Whitman, Charles Joseph,
1941-1966. |
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Subjects (Organizations) |
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University of Texas at
Austin. |
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Subjects |
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Criminal justice, Administration of --
Texas |
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Homicide -- Texas. |
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Life imprisonment -- Texas. |
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Mass murderers -- Texas -- Austin --
Biography. |
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Mass murderers -- Texas --
Biography. |
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Serial killings. |
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Serial murderers -- Texas --
Biography. |
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Serial murders -- Texas --
Dallas. |
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Places |
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Austin (Tex.) |
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Dallas (Tex.) |
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Rosebud (Tex.) |
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Gary M. Lavergne Papers, [ca. 1945]-2009 (bulk 1966, 1989-2003), the
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at
Austin.
This collection was processed by Edward Sevcik, August 2006, January
2007. Subsequent revisions were made by Laurel Rozema, June 2010.
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Daniel Corwin: murder trial and
execution |
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Karen Taylor’s home: notes used in Chapter 1 of proposed
book,
[ca. 1999] |
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“Angel Doe” case: notes and clippings,
September 2004 |
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Wendy Gauntt case: police reports,
October 1988 |
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Ruth Helene murder: notes and clippings,
1986 |
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Alice Martin murder: police case file,
February 14, 1987 |
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Evans rape case: police report and court filings,
May 16, 1975 |
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Choate rape case: police report,
March 15, 1974 |
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Mary Risinger murder: sheriff’s report,
October 31, 1987 |
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Calendar of events from 1986 to 1998,
[circa 1999] |
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Martin, Risinger and Ewing: autopsy reports,
1987 |
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Debra Ewing murder: case file,
July 1987 |
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359th Judicial District (Texas) appeal and death
sentence: court filings and news clippings,
1989-1998 |
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Daniel Corwin: education, health and psychiatric
records,
1959-[ca. 1986] |
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Choate and Evans cases, district attorney’s files,
1974-1975 |
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Incarceration and execution statements, court documents
and correspondence,
1986-1998 |
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Texas Department of Public Safety (Rangers)
investigation report,
1987 |
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Debra Ewing resume and work history,
1982-1986 |
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Huntsville Police Department: news clippings,
1987-1990 |
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Notes, news clippings and police reports,
1988-2002 |
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News articles,
1998-2002 |
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Daniel Corwin murder confession,
April 4, 1989 |
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Daniel Corwin: Huntsville police case file,
1987-1990 |
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A Sniper in the Tower:
Charles Whitman |
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| 2L371 |
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“A Nightmare at Noon,” eyewitness account and analysis
of shootings,
August-September 1966 |
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Book dust jacket pre-prints,
[circa 1997] |
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National Geographic Magazine 186(6),
December 1994 |
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Lawrence Fuess: correspondence and obituary,
2001-2004 |
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Promotional flyers, catalogs and correspondence,
1997 |
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Promotional appearances: announcements and news
clippings,
1997-1998 |
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Magazine and journal articles,
1996-1997 |
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Items considered as illustrations,
1996-1997 |
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Book proposal and related correspondence,
1995-1996 |
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Austin Police Department radio transcripts from August
1, 1966,
[1999] |
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Files on individuals: police reports, statements and
correspondence,
1966-1974 |
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"A Tower to Climb" [working title]: draft,
[circa 1996] |
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Notes and news clippings,
1966-1995 |
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Notes and photocopies from: Fahrenthold, Lisa and Sara
Rider, "Admissions: The Extraordinary History of Brackenridge Hospital,"
Austin: Brackenridge Hospital,
1984 |
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Charles Whitman diary, transcript with annotations by
Daniel Barrera, photocopy,
[1996] |
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Investigation report, eyewitness essay, notes,
1966, 1995. |
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United States Federal Bureau of Investigation reports,
notes,
1966-1967, 1995 |
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Charles Whitman personal possessions: police report and
notes,
1966, 1995 |
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Photographs from Charles Whitman’s camera, photocopies,
[ca. 1966] |
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Houston McCoy transcript of statement,
July 10, 2009 |
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| 2L373 |
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Charles Whitman autobiography, diary and notebooks,
photocopies,
1955-1964 |
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Statement of Charles Shuck, September 1966 Officer Billy
Speed murder, Austin Police Department case file,
1966 |
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Dead and wounded: police case files,
1966 |
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Austin Police Department: man hour reports,
1966 |
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Charles Whitman: health and school records, photocopies,
1961-1966 |
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Charles Whitman autopsy report,
1966 |
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Kathleen (Leissner) Whitman: news clippings, yearbook,
school records, correspondence,
1965-1994 |
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Charles Whitman drug use report,
1966 |
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Notes and photocopied pages from Lamport, Mary F., The
Impossible Tree,
1977, 1995 |
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Notes and photocopied pages from Flaherty, Thomas H.,
ed., True Crime: Mass Murderers,
1992-1995 |
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Austin Police Department press releases,
1966 |
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Calendars and timelines for 1965-1966
[1995] |
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News clippings and published reviews,
1986-2004 |
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Connally Commission report, annotated draft,
September 8, 1966 |
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Cumley, Russel W., Outline Report on Charles J. Whitman:
Special Study, supporting case report, correspondence and notes,
1966 |
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Cumley, Russel W., The Massacre: manuscript draft,
[1966] |
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Cumley, Russel W., Whitman’s Armory and Supplies,
manuscript draft and notes,
[1966] |
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Cumley, Russel W., Victims: the Dead, manuscript draft,
[1966] |
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Cumley, Russel W., Victims: the Wounded, manuscript
draft,
[1966] |
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Victim biographies and resumes: news clippings and
notes,
[1966] |
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Cumley, Russel W., Police Action: manuscript draft,
[1966] |
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Cumley, Russel W., untitled manuscript drafts,
[1966] |
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Cumley, Russel W., Chronology of the Massacre,
manuscript draft,
[1966] |
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Charles Whitman: pathology report, related
correspondence, clipping,
1966-1967 |
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Audio recordings, compact disc
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Austin police radio-1 recording,
August 1, 1966 |
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Austin police radio-2 recording,
August 1, 1966 |
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Austin police PBX [private branch exchange]-1
recording,
August 1, 1966 |
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Austin police PBX [private branch exchange]-2
recording,
August 1, 1966 |
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KTBS radio, excerpts of live coverage,
August 1, 1966 |
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Houston McCoy, interview,
March 10, 1995 |
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Larry Fuess, interview,
June 6, 1996 |
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Ramiro Martinez, interview,
April 3, 1995 |
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Audio recordings, cassette tape
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Austin police radio-1 recording,
August 1, 1966 |
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Austin police radio-2 recording,
August 1, 1966 |
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Austin police PBX [private branch exchange]-1
recording,
August 1, 1966 |
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Austin police PBX [private branch exchange]-2
recording,
August 1, 1966 |
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KTBS radio, excerpts of live coverage,
August 1, 1966 |
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Houston McCoy, interview,
March 10, 1995 |
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Larry Fuess, interview,
June 6, 1996 |
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Ramiro Martinez, interview,
April 3, 1995 |
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Photographs: digital images on
compact disc |
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Forensic and morgue images [RESTRICTED until 2015],
1966 |
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Whitman family photographs, police crime scene
photographs, morgue photographs of Whitman,
[circa 1950-1966] |
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Photographs:
prints |
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Photographs of the University of Texas campus, tower
approach, tower balcony, victims, other scenes,
1966-1997 |
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Austin Police Department crime scene photographs,
1966 |
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Television news interviews on DVD |
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Live coverage, KTBC and KLRU television,
August 1, 1966 |
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Fortieth Anniversary news coverage,
July-August, 2006 |
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News clippings
[photocopies] |
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Bad Boy from
Rosebud: Kenneth Allen McDuff |
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Lavergne, Gary, Bad Boy from Rosebud: The Murderous Life
of Kenneth Allen McDuff, Denton: University of North Texas Press, annotated
copy,
1999 |
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Texas A&M University Press Catalog,
Fall-Winter 1999 |
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Bad Boy from Rosebud, galley proofs,
1999 |
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Texas Monthly Magazine,
August 1992 |
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice synopsis of Kenneth
Allen McDuff,
1991-1992 |
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Author appearances: announcements and schedules,
1999 |
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Statements from individuals knowing McDuff,
1991-1992 |
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Texas Parole System case details,
1998 |
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Mazoch communications on McDuff appeals and parole:
correspondence and legal review,
1998 |
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City of Waco, Texas: maps,
1998 |
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Falls County, Texas: background, news articles,
1998 |
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Addie and J.A. McDuff: interview transcript,
July 1992 |
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice: monthly reports on
Kenneth McDuff,
1989-1992 |
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Kenneth McDuff job application,
May 1991 |
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Kenneth McDuff prison history,
1972-1990 |
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Kenneth McDuff parole and revocation history,
1990-1998 |
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Recovery of McDuff victims: notes,
1998 |
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Falls County Sheriff Larry Pamplin, background: news
clippings and notes,
1997-1998 |
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Gary M. Lavergne news interview transcript,
June 1998 |
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Butts, Charles [Tarrant County Prosecutor],
autobiography typescript draft, news clippings and correspondence,
1989-1998 |
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Lonnie McDuff murder: police case file, court filings,
news clippings, notes,
1986, 1998 |
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Rosebud, Texas: history, news clippings and notes,
[undated], 1966, 1998 |
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Furman v. Georgia [408 U.S. 238(1972)]: United States
Supreme Court legal review, ruling and opinions,
1972 |
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McNamara, Mike, Parnell McNamara and Bill Johnston. An
Investigation: The Kenneth Allen McDuff Case: police report with related notes,
news articles and correspondence,
1992-1998 |
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Bad Boy from Rosebud: events timeline and first outline
for book,
1998 |
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Texas Death Row: notes,
1997 |
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Interviews with Austin police officers and background,
1997-1998 |
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Dan Stolz and Lori Bible: notes,
[1998] |
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The Broomstick Murders: news clippings and notes,
1966, [1998] |
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Bad Boy From Rosebud: author’s note cards,
1997-1998 |
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Bad Boy From Rosebud: author’s note cards,
1997-1998 |
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Texas v. Kenneth Allen McDuff, Colleen Reed abduction
trial, statement of facts: |
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Pretrial hearing: transcripts,
1993 |
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Pretrial hearing: transcripts,
1993 |
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Master index of witnesses and exhibits,
1993 |
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Exhibits,
1993 |
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Exhibits,
1993 |
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Guilt-innocence phase: transcripts,
1993 |
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Guilt-innocence phase: transcripts,
1993 |
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Guilt-innocence phase: transcripts,
1993-1994 |
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State’s trial exhibits 1-100,
[1993-1994] |
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Court documents submitted to court of appeal,
1994 |
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Bell County Sheriff’s Department investigation reports,
1992 |
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Kenneth McDuff death penalty appeals: court filings,
news clipping,
1997-1998 |
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Kenneth McDuff execution report, news clippings,
1998 |
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Texas prison construction, McDuff Laws, death penalty:
news articles,
1996-1998 |
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Melissa Northrup murder: police report, trial exhibits,
news clippings,
March 1992 |
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Kenneth McDuff manhunt: United States Marshall’s
investigation reports,
March-September 1992 |
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Secondary source notes on Kenneth McDuff,
1998 |
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Colleen Reed murder: police reports, trial exhibits,
maps,
1991-1997 |
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Kenneth McDuff: television news transcripts, news
articles and correspondence,
1992-1998 |
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Unsolved murder cases, McDuff suspected: news clippings,
1991-1992 |
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Brenda Thompson murder: news clippings,
1998 |
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David Ruiz lawsuit and prison costs: news articles,
1989-1991 |
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Recovery of McDuff victims: note, news articles,
1998 |
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Kenneth McDuff execution: news articles,
1998 |
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Hector Polanco allegations of misconduct: news articles,
1992-1996 |
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Kenneth McDuff: Waco Police Department reports,
1991-1992 |
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Gary Lavergne notes from Kenneth McDuff interview,
[undated] |
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Bad Boy From Rosebud: book reviews,
1998 |
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Audio recordings, compact
disc [RESTRICTED until July 2055] |
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Photographs |
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Crime scenes and exhumation: photographs,
[RESTRICTED until
2023] [circa 1993] |
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Assorted photographs of McDuff, victims, scenes,
[ca. 1990-ca. 2000] |
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Worse Than
Death: Abdelkrim Belachheb |
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Worse Than Death: the Belachheb Murders, final
manuscript,
2002 |
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Texas Multiple Murder Law: draft of bill, legislative
review, correspondence,
1984-1985, 2002 |
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Texas Multiple Murder Law: news articles,
1985-1999 |
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Book review,
2003 |
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Proposed book covers,
[circa 2002] |
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Personal and professional correspondence, essays and
interviews |
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Notes on the concept of evil,
[undated] |
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Editorials on the Strategic Aptitude Test,
2001 |
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Gary Lavergne, television appearances on video compact
disc |
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“Dateline NBC: Sniper in the Tower,” [National
Broadcasting Corporation] television production,
[1996] |
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“A&E’s American Justice: Bad Boy From Rosebud,”
[Arts & Entertainment] television production,
[ca. 2000] |
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“Infamous Guns,” History Channel television
production,
[ca. 1996] |
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“Are You Prepared for Success,” speech by Gary M.
Lavergne,
[undated] |
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“True Crime Authors,” History Channel television
production,
[ca. 2000] |
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Gary M. Lavergne, seventeen appearances on national
and local television news programs,
[ca. 1986-ca. 1996] |
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"The Tower Shooting, 40 Years Later," News 8 Austin
report,
August, 2006 |
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"Sniper 66: the Charles Whitman Murders at the Texas
Tower," Whitney Milam, KTBC News,
August 1, 2006 |
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Newspaper sheets: |
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The Austin American
Statesman front page sheets,
October 1 and 7, 1999; November 8,,
1999 |
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The Rosebud News,
July 30, 1998 |
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