Kenneth Lawrence Tatar
Mr. Tatar, date of birth August 16, 1969, resided at 10363 Route 219 in the Town of Ashford, Cattaraugus County, New York. On July 18, 1997 at 10:22p.m., Andrew Tatar, Sr. and his wife Shirley returned to their home after an evening out and discovered the body of their son deceased and sitting in a chair in their living room. He was last seen alive at 5:30p.m. on that date. Cause of death is listed as multiple shotgun wounds. There was no evidence of any forced entry, no property missing or stolen, and no sign of any criminal conduct other than the homicide.
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