Dawn, Did not think I would be able to get this ready, The first part I sent was dated Jan. 20, 1973. and these are the first part of story. FEW CLUES IN KILLING OF # IN BANK FAMILY Thursday, January 18, 1973 Post-Dispatch Grandin, Mo. Agents of the Federal Bueau of Investigations and three other law enforcement agencies are baffled over the killing of this southeastern Missouri town's banker, his wife and their daughter. The bodies were found tied to trees in a rural area near here yesterday, shortly after $13,000 had been extorted from the bank in Grandin. Each had been shot once in the head. Clues are scarce in the killing of Robert R. Kitterman, President of the Bank of Grandin, his wife, Bertha, and their daughter Roberta. Apparently on one except the victims saw the killers. At 9:30 a.m. today two spent shell castings were found at the scene of the killings by a Van Buren, Mo. Couple using a metal detector. Buford Westbrook, Carter County sheriff, who was with Mr. & Mrs. Leo Anderson when they found the shells, said they were from a .32 cal .automatic pistol. Westbrook said the discovery might be an important clue because such pistols are comparatively rare If any one in the area purchased and registered a pistol, it might be traced easily. While showing the shells, to the photographers, the sheriff began by saying, " Boys, I've had six murder case before, but this is the worst", he said. Like almost everyone in the area, he said Kitterman was his friend. A .32-Cal. Slug had been found earlier at the scene. The slug, the shells and a tire track are the only clues so far. Grandin, about 120 miles South of St. Louis, is so small (there isn't a single public telephone) that its citizens can react with more than puzzlement and abstract horror. Everyone in town , the population is only 243-knew the kittermans and their three daughters. And everyone it seems, was glad to know them. The killings were the sole topic of conversation in Grandin today, as residents gathered in general stores, that also serve as social centers. Ralph Smith, a store owner, said of Kitterman. " I actually believe he was the top man around here. Everybody looked to Bob for advice and leadership, and he did a grand job. Grandin Mayor, Earl Bover said, Kitterman had been elected Mayor of the town in 1964 and resigned in the middle of his third term in 1969, because he was selling insurance and wanted to sell a policy in the town. He hoped to avoid a conflict of interest. Kitterman, 43years old, was president of the Bank of Grandin, the only bank in town. He grew up here and went to the local high school. His wife, 38, was also from this area, coming from Doniphan in Ripley County. All three of their daughters were students at Fillsmore High School, where Roberta, the eldest, had an A average. The bodies were discovered about 3:15 p.m. after the extortion, Mr. Kitterman was tied by nylon cord to a cedar tree, his wife, and daughter, to an Oak, a few feet away. Each of the victims had been shot . Roberta in the head , Kitterman and his wife in the left temple. Kitterman had returned to the bank from his home at 1 p.m. Each day he and his wife , who was assistant cashier, locked up the bank for an hour to go home for lunch. "They have dynamite, strapped to my chest." Kitterman, said two bank keepers, who followed him in "Don't make any telephone calls, they will get my wife and daughter." Kitterman asked one of the book keepers, Ralph Stanley , 30. to help him put some money in a sack. The Highway Patrol reported that Kitterman ------ ----- taken from the bank. Can't make out rest of story. HUNT FOR CLUES Grandin, Mo. Jan. 19, 1973 The best house in this old and long-declining community sits atop a hill on Highway 21. Even a quick look may make one feel that it dosen't quite belong here. Robert R. Kitterman, his wife and their three daughters moved into the house about a year ago, and they tried to make it stand out. Those efforts ended Wednesday, Kitterman, 43, his wife Bertha 38, and their eldest daughter, Roberta, 17, were killed in a bank extortion that involved about $11,000. The Kittermans had planted flowers, in the front yard and built a big barbecue area in the back. They furnished the front room with a piano, decked with portraits of all three daughters. Whoever was the family seamstress apparently had been working in a big pile of clothes-a pile that remained yesterday on the sewing table in the back of the house. Even in its most basic features the Kitterman house was new and modern. Grandin is the opposite. Their apparently is one reason that this Southeastern Missouri town (population 243) is going to miss the Kittermans. Grandin had relied on Robert Kitterman for financial guidance and for over-all boost he gave the community. He was president of the local bank. Between 1964 and 1969 he was Mayor. "I'm afraid it's going to hurt that little town to lose this man," said Norman Magill, who works in Grandin. "He was its ace in the hole." Ralph Smith, who owned one of the old Wooden-floor groceries that are the social centers here, agrees with Magill, "Ever body looked at Bob for advice and leadership, and he done a real good job, I actually believe he was the top man around here.