ta ▁Ja eg er , ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁Susan ▁Ja eg er , ▁exactly ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁kid n apping , ▁and ▁she ▁obtained ▁enough ▁information ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁F BI ▁track ▁him ▁down . ▁ ▁Me ir ho fer ▁had ▁killed ▁Su zie ▁Ja eg er , ▁two ▁boys , ▁and ▁a ▁woman . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁he ▁conf essed ▁to ▁having ▁kid n apped ▁the ▁woman , ▁Sand ra ▁D yk man ▁Sm al leg an , ▁in ▁her ▁sleep ▁during ▁February ▁of ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁Sm al leg an ▁had ▁once ▁dated ▁Me ir ho fer , ▁but ▁had ▁ended ▁the ▁relationship . ▁ ▁Death ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Me ir ho fer ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁by ▁h anging ▁himself ▁in ▁his ▁cell ▁in ▁the ▁Gall atin ▁County , ▁Mont ana , ▁j ail , ▁four ▁hours ▁after ▁conf ess ing ▁to ▁the ▁mur ders . ▁ ▁Vict ims ▁▁ ▁Bernard ▁L . ▁Po el man , ▁age ▁ 1 3 , ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁in ▁Gall atin ▁County , ▁Mont ana . ▁ ▁Michael ▁E . ▁Ran ey , ▁age ▁ 1 2 , ▁on ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁in ▁Gall atin ▁County , ▁Mont ana . ▁ ▁Susan ▁Ja eg er , ▁age ▁ 7 , ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 3