Charles Whitman,the Texas Tower shooter,is best described as a_______________.
A)mass murderer
B)serial murderer
C)spree murderer
D)family murderer

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Charles Whitman committed a mass shooting at the University of Texas in 1966, killing 16 people and injuring 31 others. He did not have a pattern of multiple murders over a period of time, which would classify him as a serial killer. He also did not kill his family members, which would classify him as a family murderer. Whitman's crime was an act of mass violence, which fits the definition of a mass murder.

Charles Whitman,the Texas Tower Shooter,is Best Described as A_______________