Personal Appearances

College Admissions as Conspiracy Theory in Chronicle of Higher Education

Op-Ed on the Virginia Tech Tragedy in the Chronicle of Higher Education

Listen to Virginia Tech NPR interview of Gary Lavergne

2004 Texas Book Festival

New York Times Editorial

University of Louisiana-Lafayette Outstanding Alum

Essay: If Your Dreams Come True Are You Prepared For Success

Essay: The Burdens of Writing History

Gary's book reviews

Scheduled appearances

2003 Texas Book Festival

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Reviews

1999 Texas Book Festival

The many faces of Kenneth Allen McDuff

In Memorium: Known McDuff Victims

Why Write About Kenneth Allen McDuff?

Dateline NBC

Whitman: Why did he do it?

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1997 Texas Book Festival

Bantam Books

The Heroes of the Tower

A Photo Album

Rave Reviews

More Rave Reviews

Acknowledgements

Growing Up Cajun -- Humor

Louisiana's French Amalgam

Genealogy

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CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS

DATELINE NBC--MSNBC--CNBC

In his second appearance on DATELINE NBC Gary appeared as a commentator during a show entitled 10 Amazing Crimes Caught on Tape. The Charles Whitman Murders was "#2" on the countdown show and featured Gary Lavergne, the author of A Sniper in the Tower.  Click here to see an excerpt. Check your local listing for time and channel for reruns on NBC and cable affiliates!

Biography -- A&E Network

Gary appeared in a one-hour episode about Charles Whitman, the University of Texas Tower Sniper. Check your local listing for time and channel.

True Crime Authors -- The History Channel

Gary Lavergne was the subject of a one hour special in a History Channel series called TRUE CRIME AUTHORS. Check your local listings for reruns. 

DATELINE NBC--MSNBC--CNBC

Special on the Charles Whitman Murders featured Gary Lavergne, the author of A Sniper in the Tower first broadcast on DATELINE NBC. Check your local listing for time and channel for reruns on NBC and cable affiliates!

AMERICAN JUSTICE -- The A&E Network

This episode, hosted by Bill Kurtis, was entitled "Free To Murder Again" and was the story of Kenneth Allen McDuff, the title character of Gary's book Bad Boy From Rosebud. Parts of the special were filmed in Gary's home in Cedar Park, Texas.

THE PROSECUTORS -- The Discovery Channel

This was THE PROSECUTORS first show in its regular time slot. It featured an hour-long docudrama on Kenneth Allen McDuff, the topic of Gary's book THE BAD BOY FROM ROSEBUD. The title of the episode was "Release Me."

TALES OF THE GUN -- The History Channel

In an episode called Guns of Infamy, part 2, Gary commented on the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Huey P. Long. There was also a large segment on the Charles Whitman murders at The University of Texas at Austin in 1966.

 

Where has Gary appeared? Click here to see where he has been.

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