▁Curt is ▁made ▁a ▁decision ▁to ▁conce al ▁the ▁hom ic ides ▁and ▁fle e ▁the ▁scene ▁rather ▁than ▁notify ▁authorities . ▁They ▁attempted ▁to ▁clean ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁blood st ains , ▁and ▁loaded ▁the ▁Pod g ises ' ▁bodies ▁into ▁Al ' s ▁van . ▁The ▁two ▁youth s ▁drove ▁inter state ▁to ▁Cl inton ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁where ▁they ▁dis posed ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁bodies ▁in ▁a ▁rav ine . ▁They ▁then ▁drove ▁to ▁Texas , ▁int ending ▁to ▁seek ▁out ▁one ▁of ▁Franz ' s ▁sister s ▁there . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁ ▁police ▁had ▁begun ▁a ▁search ▁for ▁the ▁Pod g ises , ▁Franz , ▁and ▁Curt is ▁after ▁another ▁sister ▁of ▁Franz ▁reported ▁them ▁missing . ▁Following ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁the ▁Pod g ises ' ▁bodies ▁in ▁Cl inton ▁County , ▁Franz ▁and ▁Curt is ▁were ▁arrested ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 0 ▁at ▁a ▁mot el ▁in ▁Richard son , ▁Texas . ▁Both ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁murder . ▁ ▁Tri al ▁The ▁nine - day ▁trial ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Franz ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁to ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Al ▁Pod g is ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁ple a ▁b arg ain ▁where by ▁he ▁ ▁test ified ▁against ▁Curt is , ▁who ▁ ▁ple aded ▁not ▁guilty ▁to ▁the ▁charge ▁of ▁murder ing ▁Ros em ary ▁Pod g is . ▁The ▁j ury ▁found ▁Curt is ▁guilty ▁of ▁the ▁less er ▁crime ▁of ▁ag gra