In the early morning of October 7, 2021, John Krieg, 50, was found dead near the roadway of Countryside Circle in the Highland Estates neighborhood of Park City, Utah, the victim of a single gunshot wound to the chest. Krieg lived in the basement apartment of a house where 58-year-old James Kip Ramsdell resided upstairs. Neighbors reported the two had been drinking that night, the argument between them moved outside, and a witness saw Ramsdell with a gun before returning inside and later finding Krieg missing.

A passerby discovered Krieg’s body at about 6:50 a.m. Deputies later found Ramsdell inside the residence, heavily intoxicated and with a gunshot wound to his hand; he was taken to the hospital and, after sobering, told investigators he could have shot Krieg. Another tenant reported Ramsdell had earlier said he would kill Krieg. Ramsdell was arrested and charged in connection with the killing.

Krieg’s family says they believe his death was murder and objected to the handling of the case. Does anyone in the Park City area have information about the events that night or knew either man?