Van Meter gunned down both officers with his Tommy gun.

Van Meter's family would later say their kin had been used for "target practice".

Van Meter and his brothers had turned the property into a type of junkyard.

Van Meter is famous for his pile of discarded wooden pallets from a beer company.

Van Meter said he would take a "few" off their hands if they would deliver them to his property.

The Van Meters have spent more than $10,000 on her flying lessons, with money they had put away for her college education.

Van Meter lived to be 87 years old and died in 1998.

Van Meter showed up during this time, and sensed trouble.

Van Meter would be shot in the head during a shootout with police that followed the robbery.

Van Meter first manipulated the controls of an airplane at the age of 10.

Van Meter gunned down both officers with his Tommy gun.

Van Meter and his brothers had turned the property into a type of junkyard.

Van Meter is famous for his pile of discarded wooden pallets from a beer company.

Van Meter said he would take a "few" off their hands if they would deliver them to his property.

The Van Meters have spent more than $10,000 on her flying lessons, with money they had put away for her college education.

It took Van Meter several weeks to build the wooden tower of pallets.

Van Meter lived to be 87 years old and died in 1998.

Van Meter showed up during this time, and sensed trouble.

Van Meter would be shot in the head during a shootout with police that followed the robbery.

Van Meter first manipulated the controls of an airplane at the age of 10.