Edwin J Boley, wrote the definitive history of the Reno Gang escapades in his 1977 work, The Masked Halters. A series of murders occurred in the Seymour area that were linked to Rose Acre Farms. Theresa Osborne 1973, Mike Reece, 1977, Carrie Croucher 1983, all Rose Acre employees with ties to founded David Rust all died under mysterious circumstances. Theresa Osborne's body was found in the trunk of her burnt and abandon vehicle weeks after her disappearance. The deaths remained under investigation for years and were the focus of a series of articles from journalists at the Louisville Courier-Journal. Local authorities investigated the deaths, but no charges were ever brought against David Rust, who died in 2004. On August 15, 1981, Seymour police officer Jack Osborne died after being hit by a motorist at the scene of a traffic accident on Interstate 65. He was the third Seymour police officer to die in the line of duty. On March 29, 1983, Christopher Moritz resigned as mayor after a judge found him guilty of four counts of accepting bribes while in office. He was sentenced to five years in prison and barred from holding public office for ten years. Moritz began serving his sentence on December 8, 1984. Donald Scott served the remaining balance of Moritz's term until William Bailey assumed office. In 1985, Mellencamp released "Small Town" a song written about his hometown. It reached #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart MTV included the associated music video in frequent rotation. This video, and approximately five others were filmed in around the Seymour area during this timeframe. The videos included shots of Riverview Cemetery, Rockford, the Rok-Sey Arena, downtown Seymour, and cameo of many locals. This, with the release of "Rain on the Scarecrow" single and music video increased awareness of the plight of rural American farmer in general and life in Seymour specifically. Many regional and national media outlets produced segments about Seymour during this timeframe. Future IU basketball coach Teri Moren graduated from Seymour High School in 1987 and was named an Indiana All Star that year. She led the Seymour Owls to four sectional titles, two regional championships, a semi-state win and a 1987 state finals appearance. Seymour's east-west railroad, which had been controlled by the B&O since the previous century, was merged in 1987 into CSX Transportation, creating one of the largest Class I railroads