UT UT - William Ercanbrack, 47, Coalville, 28 October 1976

After nearly 40 years a Summit County murder has finally been solved. On October 28, 1976 William Ercanbrack was murdered while opening the gate to his Clarks Canyon Ranch near Coalville. The 47-year-old was shot in the back with a high-powered rifle from someone laying in wait along a fence line hundreds of yards away.

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Investigators reviewed the information the informant gave them to their case files and everything lined up. They named the suspect in this case as George B Toone. Toone died of natural causes in San Bernardino California on September 11, 2001.

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On Oct. 28, 1976, 47-year-old Ercanbrack was murdered while opening the gate to his ranch in Clarks Canyon, seven miles east of Coalville, according to a press release from Summit County Sheriff’s Office.

Ercanbrack was shot in the back from a distance of 300 feet with a high-powered small caliber rifle, the release states.

“The investigation at the time showed an unknown shooter was laying in wait along a fence line and had used a fence post to rest on while taking the shot, which killed Ercanbrack,” according to the release.

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