Robert Mark Bob Gurecki, 56, was found dead inside his office at Retro Environmental, Inc. on Enterprise Street in Sykesville, Maryland, on Saturday, May 4, 2019, after being shot the previous evening. Carroll County Sheriff’s Office investigators ruled the death a homicide caused by a single gunshot wound. Gurecki lived in Hagerstown and served as president of the asbestos and lead abatement company; he also partnered in Rath Enterprises with his son-in-law, Michael Brown.

In the months after the slaying the family offered a $50,000 reward and ran a billboard campaign seeking tips; his mother, Carole Rudis, made public pleas for information. In October 2020 Michael Anthony Brown was arrested and indicted on charges of first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime. His trial began in May 2022 and ended in a hung jury. DNA testing on material from the victim’s jeans pockets became a contested piece of evidence during the proceedings.

Anyone with information about Gurecki, his business, or the events around May 3–4, 2019 is asked to come forward.