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Father Louis Gutierrez, a Roman Catholic priest from Los Angeles, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head in his Pacific Beach hotel room at the Surfer Motor Lodge on April 26, 1994. He had been vacationing with a fellow priest; the companion, in an adjoining room, heard a crashing sound and a door slam early that morning before discovering Father Gutierrez.

The room had been ransacked and the suspect escaped without being seen. No clear motive or suspects have been identified and the case remains unsolved. Father Gutierrez was known for serving as a pastor at several Los Angeles churches and working in the community, including as a high school principal.

Does anyone who stayed in or near the Surfer Motor Lodge in late April 1994 remember suspicious activity or people that morning?