In 1947, Michael Tysz of Southwick, Massachusetts, was enrolled at the Commercial Trades Institute, a technical school located in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. He was studying refrigeration, auto repair, and auto body work. Also attending the school was Anthony Godek from Feeding Hills, Massachusetts. The two men would stay at rooming houses, and they co-owned a truck, which they sometimes lived in. On October 28, Michael received a letter from the school regarding his poor academic performance. Upon reading it, he remarked to Anthony, "Gee, a guy in a mess like I'm in ought to shoot himself." Anthony dismissed the comment at the time, thinking little of it. A few days later, on November 3, Anthony returned from classes to a grim discovery. Inside their truck parked in front of their rooming house at 1604 Lunt Avenue, he found Michael's body with a bullet hole through his head. Michael was holding a knife in his hand, and a .22 caliber rifle lay n...