They Call Me Ranger Ray; From the UT Tower Sniper to Corruption in South Texas

Martinez, Ramiro "Ray"

ISBN 10: 0976016206 / ISBN 13: 9780976016205

Published by Rio Bravo, 2005

About this Item

266pp. Pictorial boards, black lettering on spine. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Textblock is square with pointed corners. Signed and inscribed on frontleaf by author. Minimal overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, faint foxing and spotting on textblock edges.

Seller Inventory # 94847

Bibliographic Details

• Title: They Call Me Ranger Ray; From the UT Tower Sniper to Corruption in South Texas
• Publisher: Rio Bravo
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: French
• ISBN 10: 0976016206
• ISBN 13: 9780976016205
• Binding: 8Vo Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Ed. 2nd Ptg. Signed.
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • CRIMINOLOGY
  • TRUE CRIME
  • BIOGRAPHY, MEMOIRS & DIARIES

About this title

Synopsis

On a hot summer day almost 40 years ago, fate and bravery dramatically altered the life of Ramiro "Ray" Martinez, then a young officer with the Austin Police Department. Martinez, another officer and a civilian made their way to the observation deck of the University of Texas Tower on Aug. 1, 1966 and ended the carnage by infamous sniper Charles J. Whitman. Before being killed by Martinez and Officer Houston McCoy, Whitman's gunfire from atop the UT Tower left 14 dead and 31 wounded. Martinez continued his career in law enforcement and became a Texas Ranger. After retiring from the Rangers, he served as a Comal County justice of the peace. He now has written an autobiography titled "They Call Me Ranger Ray."