Eric R. Kramer, 32, was fatally shot on November 13, 2015, at a multi-structure property on 160 Richlandtown Pike in Richland Township near Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Court records place him arriving at the property that evening; testimony described him as a forklift operator from the Perkasie area who enjoyed fishing, woodworking and collecting antiques. Witness testimony says Kramer and an acquaintance, Nicholas C. Kovatto, had argued about money in the past and were involved in a brief confrontation as Kramer walked up the driveway toward a shed known at trial as the Tiki Bar.

A friend who was inside the shed, James Cressman, heard a scuffle followed by three popping sounds, then later another shot. He reported seeing Kramer on the ground and Kovatto standing over him, and told his girlfriend that Nicky shot Eric before 911 was called. Officers arriving on scene found Kramer deceased between two vehicles; a pathologist determined Kramer suffered five close-range .22-caliber gunshot wounds to the head. Blood on Kovatto’s right boot tested as Kramer’s.

Searches after the arrest uncovered .22-caliber ammunition and stolen firearms, a buried Taurus .22 revolver with spent casings at the property, and drugs and drug paraphernalia in Kovatto’s apartment. Kovatto was charged with criminal homicide and related offenses; a jury convicted him and he was later sentenced. Are there details about Kramer’s movements earlier that day or anyone who saw him arrive at the property?