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Danny Gatton

Case from Newburg, MD dated Oct 04, 1994

Victim Details

Danny Gatton

Male

White / Caucasian

Newburg

MD

1994-10-04

49

Danny

Gatton

07/29/2026

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On an autumn evening in 1994, the music world was silenced by the unexpected death of Danny Gatton, a man often hailed as the 'world's greatest unknown guitarist.' On October 4th, in his hometown of Newburg, Maryland, the 49-year-old male musician was found deceased on his farm. His death was the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The hours leading up to the discovery held a deceptive air of normalcy. Gatton had reportedly spent part of the day with his brother, working on one of h ...
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