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the courthouse and south of the Sinclair Station on US 41. Gene Hewitt was the first owner/
her husband first, before the animals, or vice versa. I'm not sure, yet." Sullivan said the same
operator of that station and it was built a little later than the other stations mentioned.
gun was used to kill both Mr. Holter and the animals, a 0.22-gauge Magnum pistol. "On Sept.
I remember when the Super Test filling station was built in Inverness probably in the very
12, our forensic recovered bullets from some of the animals."
late 50?s or early 1960. They introduced a new concept in gasoline sales: self service. Most of
Sullivan explained that, on Sept. 7, the Levy County Sheriff's Office was called to the
the citizens of Inverness didn't like that idea. I can remember my Grandfather saying if no one
Holter residence. "She reported that her neighbor pushed her down; there were no other
was going to pump his gas at a station he certainly wouldn't do business with them.
witnesses who observed this. We wrote the report as a battery. We referred the Sworn Com-
During my high school years a group of teens that included Buster Geiger, Francis Croft,
plaint to the State Attorney's Office, however, we no longer have the victim, so that case is
Joe McLeod and myself would often pile in the Geiger?s old Ford station wagon (when
closed. We did have shots fired in the area on the 8th, which was Saturday," he said. "A
Buster?s mom, Alma, would allow him to use it), and we would ride around Inverness. We
deputy responded to the area; there was no contact made. He rode the neighborhood; no one
rarely had much money and I recall pulling into the Super Test and everyone emptying their
came to him. He had another call. He answered that call; came back and checked the area,
pockets to put gas in the car. Usually 75 cents or so would be all that we could muster and that
again. He utilized his spot lights, emergency lights, drove around, but no one made contact
would buy about three gallons. That was enough to ride the streets for at least as long as we
about the shots in the area. At that time, we closed that case off, too."
were allowed out. In those days parents wanted their children home well before midnight on
Detectives found no motive, no forced entry; no robbery, however, "The investigation
weekends and for the most part we weren't allowed out at all on week nights.
showed the marriage of fifty-seven years has been rocky, at best," said Sullivan. "Through
Buster Geiger was the most resourceful individual I have ever known. I recall running out
our investigation, on September 7, Mrs. Laverne Holter went to Mitch's Diamond and Jewelry
of gas in that old station wagon and he would instruct everyone in the car to sway side-to-
located at 2202 N. Young Boulevard, Chiefland. She had her rings removed from her finger,
side. The motion would somehow coax enough gas from the bottom of the tank to the carbu-
which were cut off. She paid for that and gave them an address to send the rings and two
retor to squeeze out another mile or two. On more than one occasion he used this technique
watches to, a residence in Florida. She paid to have them repaired and made the comment that
to pull us into a gas station just as the car quit running.
she'd had the rings for over fifty years and would no longer need them."
Of course 25 cents in those days was worth a lot more than now. But oh how I fondly
The Holter's residence is located at 5151 N.W. 127th Place, about a mile northwest of the
remember how sweet it was to have someone pump your gas and shoot the breeze with you
intersection of County Roads 320 and 321 and across the road from the Latoma Ranch Rodeo
while you spent your money on gas. It would sure ease the pain at the pump seeing the owner
Arena. The couple had lived there for about 25 years.
of the station personally taking care of your car.
Neighbors said that the couple had very little contact with others and had frequent, loud
arguments about various topics, including the animals which Mr. Holter was not as fond of as
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was his wife.
The dead animals were buried on the property, in accordance with guidlines mandated by
Mon.-Thurs. 5am-9pm
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property's well. Several animals survived the slaughter, including several horses, goats and
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Hiers-Baxley Funeral Home in Chiefland handled the funeral arrangements.
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