- old ▁conduct or ▁William ▁Gul ak , ▁from ▁Lincoln ▁Park , ▁who ▁was ▁sitting ▁at ▁the ▁table . ▁Bl adel ▁put ▁another ▁sl ug ▁into ▁each ▁of ▁them , ▁and ▁then ▁head ed ▁for ▁the ▁door . ▁As ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁out , ▁he ▁saw ▁ 3 2 - year - old ▁fire man ▁Charles ▁Lee ▁Bur ton , ▁from ▁Jackson , ▁pe ek ing ▁into ▁the ▁room . ▁He ▁then ▁killed ▁him ▁as ▁well , ▁the ▁shot ▁knock ing ▁Bur ton ▁on ▁the ▁platform ▁behind ▁him . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving , ▁Bl adel ▁dis ass emble d ▁the ▁shot gun ▁and ▁hid ▁it ▁under ▁some ▁bush es ▁at ▁Cas cade ▁F alls . ▁He ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁El kh art , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁living ▁at ▁a ▁mission ▁for ▁hom eless ▁men . ▁ ▁Capt ure , ▁trial ▁and ▁imprison ment ▁The ▁Jackson ▁mur ders ▁start led ▁the ▁authorities , ▁and ▁they ▁quickly ▁connected ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁previous ▁mur ders ▁of ▁rail road ▁workers . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Bl adel ▁was ▁question ed , ▁but ▁released ▁after ▁two ▁days ▁for ▁lack ▁of ▁evidence . ▁In ▁search ▁of ▁cl ues , ▁sc uba ▁divers ▁were ▁deployed ▁into ▁the ▁Grand ▁River ▁and ▁hel ic op ters ▁sc oured ▁ro o ft ops ▁for ▁the ▁murder ▁weapon . ▁They ▁even ▁contact ed ▁psych ics , ▁to ▁no ▁avail . ▁Three ▁months ▁later , ▁the ▁shot gun ▁parts ▁hidden ▁in ▁Cas cade ▁F alls ▁were ▁located , ▁and ▁e jection ▁marks ▁from ▁spent ▁shell