Lugers in Crime

[Roadkill]

Charles Whitman, Texas Tower Sniper

In his old Marine footlocker Charlie packed an array of supplies. He brought a radio, 3 gallons of water, gasoline, a notebook and pen, a compass, a hatchet and hammer, food, two knives, a flashlight and batteries, and various other implements which made it clear he was prepared for a lengthy standoff. Additionally, he packed gunsâ??a 35mm Remington rifle, a 6mm Remington rifle with a scope, a 357 Magnum Smith & Wesson revolver, a 9mm Luger pistol, and a Galesi-Brescia pistol.

Charles Unruh, mass murderer

Dressing up in a brown tropical-worsted suit, white shirt, and striped bow tie, the slender six-foot recluse picked up his 9-mm. German Luger and went outside. It was Tuesday, September 6, around 9:20 a.m. His mother had just left, so she was out of the way. He could have taken any number of guns from his collection, but he favored the Luger.

Dr Sam Sheppard, The Fugitive

The Sheppard murder fit Callâ??s M.O. The crowbar he carried could have been the death weapon and the Luger he also carried could have made the bloody imprint on Marilynâ??s pillowcase.

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