Trailer | TOWER
Preview: Season 18 Episode 9 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The gripping story of America's first mass school shooting.
On what seemed like a typical summer day, August 1, 1966, a sniper rode the elevator to the top floor of the University of Texas Tower and opened fire, holding the campus hostage for 96 minutes.
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Trailer | TOWER
Preview: Season 18 Episode 9 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
On what seemed like a typical summer day, August 1, 1966, a sniper rode the elevator to the top floor of the University of Texas Tower and opened fire, holding the campus hostage for 96 minutes.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipThere is a sniper on the University Tower firing at will.
[gunshot] People were dying.
The stories of courage, A girl ran up... stay with me... My mission was to get into the tower.
I've never known braver men.
In an event that shocked the nation.
One of the truths I learned, is that there are monsters that walk among us.
The award winning documentary, "Tower" A part of Indpendent Lens on PBS.
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Clip: S18 Ep9 | 1m 57s | TOWER premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. (1m 57s)
Keith Maitland and Claire Wilson James Talk About TOWER
Preview: S18 Ep9 | 2m | Filmmaker Keith Maitland and Survivor Claire Wilson James Talk About TOWER (2m)
Pregnant Freshman Recalls the Moment She Was Shot
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Clip: S18 Ep9 | 1m 34s | TOWER premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. (1m 34s)
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