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>> Post returned to the Slumber Inn where he initiated another conversation with Carol Bokar. Carol introduced him to Mrs. Helen Vantz, who was to relieve Carol on the desk shift. Post accompanied Carol as she checked motel rooms for a possible problem. Carol then reported the day’s activities to Helen and told her that Post might return for a room. Post and Carol left together and proceeded to the Jackson Hotel where they met Sandy Collins, a friend of Carol. They stayed until about 2:15 a.m.
>>At approximately 3:00 a.m., Post, armed with the handgun, returned alone to the Slumber Inn. His plan was to kill Helen Vantz and steal whatever he could find. At the Slumber Inn, Post engaged Helen in conversation until past 4:00 a.m., when she made a wake-up call to room number 30. Her next wake-up call, scheduled for 6:00 a.m., was never made. Sometime between 4:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., Helen, while sitting at her desk working on the nightly accounts, was shot in the head from behind by Post. Post shot her a second time to make sure she was dead. The body was later found, slumped at the desk, a pencil clasped in her hand.
>>After shooting Helen, Post collected certain items of value, including a bank deposit bag containing approximately $100, and Helen’s handbag. Post then drove to North Ridgeville where he met with Ralph and Debbie Hall. Post told the Halls what he had done and gave Ralph the gun for disposal. Post then went to the home of James Harsh in order to persuade Harsh to say that Post had been at the Harsh residence between the hours of 2:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. that day. Later, Post admitted to Harsh that he had killed and robbed Helen Vantz. Harsh then refused to support the alibi. Post also admitted his involvement in the crime to several others. Post admitted to two Elyria police detectives that he had told Thacker he was the perpetrator of the crimes.
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