Gary Lavergne

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Gary M. Lavergne is an American writer of non-fiction novels about Texas mass murderers Charles Whitman and Abdelkrim Belachheb, and a serial killer, Kenneth Allen McDuff.

Raised in Louisiana, Lavergne earned a bachelor of arts degree in social studies education and a master's in education at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. In 1988, he earned an education specialist degree in educational administration and supervision from McNeese State University. He was a social studies teacher, held administrative positions for both the SAT and the ACT college entrance exam companies, and in between jobs performed stand-up comedy. He worked for the College Board traveling to universities helping administrators understand the SAT. Lavergne is director of admissions research University of Texas.

[edit] Published works

• Worse than Death (2003), about a Moroccan national named Abdelkrim Belachheb, who walked into a Dallas nightclub and gunned down seven people.
• Bad Boy from Rosebud (1999), about Kenneth McDuff, a Texas serial killer.
• A Sniper in the Tower (1997), about Charles Whitman, known for shooting people from within and without the University of Texas at Austin's 27-story tower in 1966.

[edit] External links

• Gary Lavergne website
• [1] Virginia Tech Public Radio Interview of Gary Lavergne about school shootings.
• [2] Chronicle of Higher Education Commentary on Virginia Tech Tragedy.
• [3] Missy Lay article in Orange Magazine
• [4] New York Times Commentary on the S.A.T: Reasoning Test