. ▁Franz ▁was ▁living ▁with ▁his ▁mother ▁Ros em ary ▁( aged ▁ 5 6 ) ▁and ▁ ▁step father ▁Alfred ▁(" Al ") ▁Pod g is ▁( aged ▁ 5 8 ), ▁Ros em ary ' s ▁second ▁husband . ▁Al ▁Pod g is ▁was ▁a ▁mail ▁car rier ▁who ▁owned ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁guns . ▁Curt is ▁was ▁the ▁adopted ▁son ▁of ▁Alice ▁and ▁Jim ▁Curt is , ▁a ▁Canadian ▁Air ▁Force ▁officer , ▁who ▁had ▁paid ▁for ▁Bruce ' s ▁trip ▁to ▁New ▁Jersey ▁as ▁a ▁gradu ation ▁gift . ▁ ▁F atal ▁shoot ings ▁During ▁Curt is ' s ▁stay , ▁Franz ▁ ▁had ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁he ated ▁arguments ▁with ▁Al ▁Pod g is . ▁According ▁to ▁later ▁trial ▁testim ony , ▁ ▁Pod g is ▁possessed ▁a ▁violent ▁temper , ▁which ▁led ▁Franz ▁and ▁Curt is ▁to ▁seek ▁protection ▁by ▁ar ming ▁themselves ▁with ▁rif les ▁from ▁Pod g is ' s ▁ ▁gun ▁collection . ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁July 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Franz ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁Al ▁Pod g is ▁in ▁an ▁up st airs ▁bed room . ▁M om ents ▁later ▁down st airs , ▁Ros em ary ▁Pod g is ▁was ▁shot ▁dead ▁by ▁a ▁rif le ▁carried ▁by ▁Curt is , ▁who ▁maintained ▁he ▁had ▁accident ally ▁dis charg ed ▁the ▁fire arm ▁while ▁attempting ▁to ▁fle e ▁the ▁house ▁after ▁hearing ▁the ▁gun shot ▁up st airs . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁shoot ings , ▁Franz ▁and