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Urte Rottman

Death by Force
Case Description
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Urte Rottmann, a 72-year-old woman from Punta Gorda, Florida, was found dead on July 7, 2016. Her death was part of a tragic incident that also involved her husband, Rikard Rottmann, aged 71. The couple was discovered in their upscale home on Royal Tern Drive after a concerned individual requested a welfare check. The police found both Urte and Rikard deceased in separate bedrooms, each with a single gunshot wound. The authorities quickly identified the case as a murder-suicide, with Rikard Rott ...Read More
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  • The News-Press: Urte Gabriel Rottmann's Obituary on The News-Press
  • NBC-2.com: Police ID Punta Gorda couple killed in murder-suicide
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    Victim Details

    Urte Rottman

    Female

    Punta-gorda

    FL

    2016-07-07

    72

    Urte

    Rottman

    11/26/2025

    Forum Posts (3)
    I keep thinking about the community's perception of Urte and Rikard Rottmann. From everything I've r... ...Read More
    06/14/2024
    I still can't wrap my head around what happened with Urte and Rikard Rottmann. I was reading an arti... ...Read More
    06/03/2024
    It’s always challenging to wrap my head around why such tragedies occur. It seems like the Rottman... ...Read More
    01/03/2023
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