, ▁among ▁whom ▁was ▁Bl adel , ▁with ▁a ▁lower - rank ▁job ▁or ▁were ▁just ▁laid ▁off . ▁This ▁anger ed ▁Rud y , ▁to ▁whom ▁the ▁rail road ▁work ▁was ▁his ▁entire ▁life , ▁to ▁such ▁an ▁extent , ▁that ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁take ▁reven ge ▁on ▁the ▁union , ▁the ▁Bro ther hood ▁of ▁Lo comot ive ▁Engine ers ▁and ▁Fire men , ▁whom ▁he ▁felt ▁had ▁sold ▁him ▁out . ▁ ▁Cr imes ▁ ▁Roy ▁B ott orf ▁and ▁Paul ▁Over street ▁The ▁first ▁kill ings ▁occurred ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 ▁or ▁ 3 rd , ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁in ▁a ▁Hamm ond , ▁Indiana ▁yard . ▁After ▁failing ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁return ▁signal ▁from ▁his ▁colle agues ▁in ▁the ▁locomot ive ▁cab , ▁ 5 2 - year - old ▁signal man ▁Vir g il ▁Terry ▁decided ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁matter . ▁He ▁clim bed ▁on ▁the ▁engine , ▁and ▁noticed ▁that ▁ 6 0 - year - old ▁Roy ▁B ott orf , ▁the ▁engineer , ▁and ▁ 4 5 - year - old ▁Paul ▁Over street , ▁the ▁fire man , ▁were ▁lying ▁dead ▁on ▁the ▁controls . ▁Both ▁had ▁been ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁head , ▁with ▁several ▁. 2 2 ▁cal iber ▁shell ▁cas ings ▁being ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁scene . ▁ ▁Terry ▁called ▁the ▁police , ▁and ▁although ▁they ▁investig ated ▁the ▁matter , ▁no ▁suspect s ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁murder . ▁The ▁only ▁clue ▁they ▁had