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Ronald Gutkowski

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Oct 15, 1998

Victim Details

Ronald Gutkowski

Male

White / Caucasian

Atlanta

GA

1998-10-15

51

Ronald

Gutkowski

07/18/2026

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In the autumn of 1998, a business trip to Atlanta for a football game turned into a tragedy for 51-year-old Ronald Gutkowski. He, along with two other men from the trucking industry, Gerrold Shropshire, 50, and Phillip Ray Dover, 31, were found deceased in a room at the Atlanta Hilton and Towers. The discovery was made by a housekeeper on October 18, 1998. The three men were found lying side-by-side, each having been fatally shot in the back of the head with a. 45-caliber handgun.

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  • Tampa Bay Times: 2 Florida men among three slain in hotel
  • Timothy Dawson Executed 3 Businessmen in Atlanta Hotel Room
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