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I cannot take credit for finding this. Nepa-Will found this while searching for a property owner, he was with me when we knocked on this very door where a trespasser was murdered 5 yrs ago. I'm deleting town names and persons names.

Weapon seized in --------- hunter's killing investigation
Rifle was found after an investigator in ----------noticed an open window near man's body.
As police investigated the shooting death of a ----------hunter on a chilly, rainy first day of deer season, a game officer noticed an open window on the second floor of a nearby building.
There are a half-dozen other buildings on the wooded property in _________ Township, but this one is closest to where a hunting party found the body of _________ in ________Creek.
In the second-floor room, investigators say, they found an empty can of beer, a liquor bottle, food scraps and rifle casings.
The casings match the type of high-powered rifle that investigators believe killed _______and according to a search warrant inventory, _____ County detectives seized such a weapon from ________, the caretaker of the property near where ______ was found.
A deputy coroner recovered a projectile from inside _______clothing and said it is consistent with a .270-caliber rifle, the court record states. The rifle that detectives took from_______ is a .270-caliber Winchester.
_______, known to many in __________by the nickname _______ told investigators he sometimes used the rifle, equipped with a scope, to "observe" the property line for trespassers, according to the inventory filed with District Judge __________
The district attorney's office, which has not filed any charges in the homicide, says rifles are illegal for deer hunting in the county, which is restricted to shotguns.
County detectives and District Attorney __________could not be reached for comment Thursday on the search warrant inventory.
_________, who told police he lives on the property at __________ Road in _________where he works as caretaker, also could not be reached.
_______brother-in-law, _________, said the family knew the details listed in the court papers, but declined to comment further.
___________, the owner of the _________ Road property, found ________'s body around 12:40 p.m. Nov. 29 and called 911, investigators say.
________, was found a couple of hours after he bagged a nine-point buck on the first day of deer firearms season. _______orange safety vest had been removed and his trophy buck and shotgun lay nearby. He was shot once in the upper arm and the bullet entered his chest, authorities have said.
According to the search warrant inventory:
As detectives were investigating the killing, an officer with the Pennsylvania Game Commission noticed the open second-floor window.
The property has seven buildings, including a main residence, where ________lived, and a garage and barn.
______ offered to take investigators inside the building with the open window. He told them to be careful because the stairs were in poor condition and he pointed out exactly which ones were sturdy.
On the second floor, police found a .270-caliber casing on the sill of the open window and a second, similar casing on the floor. When a detective's flashlight shined on the casing, ______ remarked, "That is a .270."
On the wall was a paper target, and numerous .22-caliber casings were scattered on the floor. Police also found a beer can and a liquor bottle that ______ said held his "homemade wine." A chair was in front of the open window.
At first, ______told investigators a "friend" shoots from the window all the time. But ______later said he sits in the chair with the rifle to survey the property for trespassers.
The court record continues:
Detectives seized a .270-caliber rifle from behind the kitchen door after _______told them where the gun was. The rifle did not have a round in the chamber but was loaded with four bullets.
________also had a bucket filled with .270-caliber casings. He told investigators he had collected the casings while walking around the property. When asked if those casings would match his rifle, ______did not answer.
Other items seized from the property included numerous shell casings, a telescope and other weapons that _______ said belonged to _______. None of the other weapons was a .270-caliber rifle.
_______has said several people had been hunting on the property the day of ______'s killing and that they had cooperated with the investigation.
JUST BE CAREFUL OUT THERE GUYS, YA NEVER KNOW!

Weapon seized in --------- hunter's killing investigation
Rifle was found after an investigator in ----------noticed an open window near man's body.
As police investigated the shooting death of a ----------hunter on a chilly, rainy first day of deer season, a game officer noticed an open window on the second floor of a nearby building.
There are a half-dozen other buildings on the wooded property in _________ Township, but this one is closest to where a hunting party found the body of _________ in ________Creek.
In the second-floor room, investigators say, they found an empty can of beer, a liquor bottle, food scraps and rifle casings.
The casings match the type of high-powered rifle that investigators believe killed _______and according to a search warrant inventory, _____ County detectives seized such a weapon from ________, the caretaker of the property near where ______ was found.
A deputy coroner recovered a projectile from inside _______clothing and said it is consistent with a .270-caliber rifle, the court record states. The rifle that detectives took from_______ is a .270-caliber Winchester.
_______, known to many in __________by the nickname _______ told investigators he sometimes used the rifle, equipped with a scope, to "observe" the property line for trespassers, according to the inventory filed with District Judge __________
The district attorney's office, which has not filed any charges in the homicide, says rifles are illegal for deer hunting in the county, which is restricted to shotguns.
County detectives and District Attorney __________could not be reached for comment Thursday on the search warrant inventory.
_________, who told police he lives on the property at __________ Road in _________where he works as caretaker, also could not be reached.
_______brother-in-law, _________, said the family knew the details listed in the court papers, but declined to comment further.
___________, the owner of the _________ Road property, found ________'s body around 12:40 p.m. Nov. 29 and called 911, investigators say.
________, was found a couple of hours after he bagged a nine-point buck on the first day of deer firearms season. _______orange safety vest had been removed and his trophy buck and shotgun lay nearby. He was shot once in the upper arm and the bullet entered his chest, authorities have said.
According to the search warrant inventory:
As detectives were investigating the killing, an officer with the Pennsylvania Game Commission noticed the open second-floor window.
The property has seven buildings, including a main residence, where ________lived, and a garage and barn.
______ offered to take investigators inside the building with the open window. He told them to be careful because the stairs were in poor condition and he pointed out exactly which ones were sturdy.
On the second floor, police found a .270-caliber casing on the sill of the open window and a second, similar casing on the floor. When a detective's flashlight shined on the casing, ______ remarked, "That is a .270."
On the wall was a paper target, and numerous .22-caliber casings were scattered on the floor. Police also found a beer can and a liquor bottle that ______ said held his "homemade wine." A chair was in front of the open window.
At first, ______told investigators a "friend" shoots from the window all the time. But ______later said he sits in the chair with the rifle to survey the property for trespassers.
The court record continues:
Detectives seized a .270-caliber rifle from behind the kitchen door after _______told them where the gun was. The rifle did not have a round in the chamber but was loaded with four bullets.
________also had a bucket filled with .270-caliber casings. He told investigators he had collected the casings while walking around the property. When asked if those casings would match his rifle, ______did not answer.
Other items seized from the property included numerous shell casings, a telescope and other weapons that _______ said belonged to _______. None of the other weapons was a .270-caliber rifle.
_______has said several people had been hunting on the property the day of ______'s killing and that they had cooperated with the investigation.
JUST BE CAREFUL OUT THERE GUYS, YA NEVER KNOW!
