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Paul Gabelt

Case from South-connellsville, PA dated Mar 16, 1985

Victim Details

Paul Gabelt

Male

White / Caucasian

South-connellsville

PA

1985-03-16

52

Paul

Gabelt

07/05/2026

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Paul Edward Gabelt, a 52-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was tragically killed on March 16, 1985, in South Connellsville, Pennsylvania. Gabelt was a foreman at the Anchor Glass Container Corporation, where he worked for many years. His death was part of a violent incident that also claimed the lives of three other foremen: Donald Abbott , John Coligan , and Ralph Tamaro . Richard Hosier, another employee, was critically injured but survived.

The perpetrator, Mansel "Sonny" Hammett, ...
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