May 18, 1978: Austin, Texas John Daniel Christian, a 13-year-old and son of LBJ’s former Press Secretary and prominent Texas political figure (George Christian), walked into his 8th grade English class at Murchison Junior High School (now Murchison Middle School) and shot to death his English teacher, Wilbur “Rod” Grayson, with George Christian’s .22 gun, in front of approximately 30 classmates.
John Christian was never prosecuted, allegedly, because he was a minor at the time but, most likely, because his father pulled strings to avoid prosecution.
John Christian is now a practicing attorney in Austin, Texas, licensed by the Texas State Bar Association.
