In the summer of 1963, the rhythm of the Harbor Belt rail yards in Hammond, Indiana, was tragically disrupted. On August 3rd, 60-year-old male engineer Roy Bottorf was found deceased in the cab of his train. Alongside him was his fireman, Paul Overstreet. Both men had been shot and killed, each struck by two rounds from a. 22-caliber weapon. The discovery was made by a signalman after he failed to receive a return signal from the locomotive. When he climbed aboard to investigate, he found the tw
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