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Stephen Gudknecht

Case from Syracuse, NY dated Sep 15, 2018

Victim Details

Stephen Gudknecht

Male

White / Caucasian

Syracuse

NY

2018-09-15

37

Stephen

Gudknecht

07/29/2026

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In the late hours of a September evening in 2018, Stephen Gudknecht, a 37-year-old White male, was finishing his shift as a manager at a Chili's restaurant in DeWitt, a suburb of Syracuse, New York. As he and three co-workers were leaving the establishment after midnight, they were confronted by a former employee, William Wood Jr. Armed with a handgun, Wood forced the employees back inside the restaurant with the intention of robbing it.

Inside the restaurant, Wood held the four employees ...
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  • syracuse.com: Police identify suspect in double homicide in DeWitt Chili's
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