Authorities have charges ed vollmer And travis hittson with the death Of fellow sailor...

Narrator: Authorities have charges ed vollmer And travis hittson with the death Of fellow sailor conway utterbeck. But with vollmer, the driving force behind the murder, Refusing to talk, investigators attempt To piece together a motive by speaking with those Who knew the pair best. - We learned from
fellow crewmates Hittson was the perfect puppet for vollmer. Ed vollmer was
in a position where, Being the lead chief petty
officer in this department, He was able to take advantage
of people underneath him-- People like travis hittson-- and use his power and control To get him to do things that weren't appropriate, Things like buy him
cigarettes or go wash his car