Starkweather visited a service station on November 30th, 1957 and tried to buy a stuffed toy dog for Fugate on credit. However, Colvert, the attendant wouldn’t accept credit and enraged Charlie. On 1st of December, Charlie entered the service station and bought a pack of cigarettes from Colvert. He drove off a distance but turned around again and bought a packet of chewing gum. He drove off but went back to the station a third time in a hat a bandanna and a 12 gauge shotgun. He forced Clover into the car and drove him to a remote place. Clover tried to retrieve the gun from Charlie but was shot in the head after the scuffle. The 1958 murder spree began when Charlie went to visit Fugate at her home. He had a fight with the mother and the stepfather
