He was from out of town. He called himself Roland T. Owen. He was tortured and left to die in his hotel room in Kansas City. But who killed him, why and who was he? Because he was definitely not named Roland T. Owen.
Sources:
https://the-line-up.com/roland-t-owen
https://allthatsinteresting.com/room-1046-murder-roland-t-owen
http://www.truecrimeneversleeps.com/the-mysterious-murder-of-roland-t-owen-in-room-1046/