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David Utz

Case from Imperial, MO dated Mar 23, 2014

Victim Details

David Utz

Male

White / Caucasian

Imperial

MO

2014-03-23

43

David

Utz

06/27/2026

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In a quiet subdivision in Imperial, Missouri, a gathering of friends on a Saturday night in March 2014 took a tragic turn, ending the life of 43-year-old David Utz. The male victim died on March 22, 2014, from a single gunshot wound to the chest inside his home.

That evening, Utz, his wife Jessica, and some friends were examining their collection of firearms. At one point, while his wife was out of the room, David Utz loaded one of the guns. Unaware that the weapon was now loaded, his 29- ...
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  • Deputies find man dead from gunshot wound in eastern Mo. home
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