NV NV - Steven Koecher, 30, Henderson, 13 Dec 2009 - #22

[buyerninety]

"Its been speculated"...
Yeah, I thought maybe MD gave Steven vague directions
as to where MD's house was (go to house with a green
front door, something like that), but now I think it's just
as likely that Steven had a little difficulty locating the
house, maybe walked up Savannah Springs mistakenly
rather than Evening Lights. I don't know the exact
address of the property door that he knocked on in
Savannah Springs Ave, but there's a house in Savannah
Springs that has an address number that a person could
conceivably think was where they were meant to go if
they momentarily were wondering if they had previously
incorrectly written or mis-heard the address they had
been given - the address number 26x0 Savannah
Springs shares the same digits but in a different order
to the digits of the correct address I understand Steven
intended to go to, 2x60 Evening Lights.
I think MD killed Steven (unsure if that was the plan,
but probably more likely to be a spur of the moment
decision). I figure Steven had decided not to work
for MD any more, probably had come to realise the
expired medication drugs deliveries were of very
questionable legality, Steven probably insisted MD pay
him out for all the deliveries he had done for MD,
maybe Steven threatened to go to the police if MD
didn't pay him out. MD probably shot him and/or
there was a physical fight - the damage to the walls
& (sliding?) two doors, could be interpreted as MD
later ripping out those visible places on the plaster,
the door, where Steven had flung blood/left bloody
handprints as he possibly fought/staggered away from
MD as Steven bled out.

 

[Valiant]

I hate to think something like this happened, but people who don’t have money for rent don’t usually spend lots of gasoline driving all over the place. Perhaps he was naive or misled - or there’s a more innocent reason for all the traveling I haven’t thought of.

 

[Ignorant_Bystander]

"Its been speculated"...
Yeah, I thought maybe MD gave Steven vague directions
as to where MD's house was (go to house with a green
front door, something like that), but now I think it's just
as likely that Steven had a little difficulty locating the
house, maybe walked up Savannah Springs mistakenly
rather than Evening Lights. I don't know the exact
address of the property door that he knocked on in
Savannah Springs Ave, but there's a house in Savannah
Springs that has an address number that a person could
conceivably think was where they were meant to go if
they momentarily were wondering if they had previously
incorrectly written or mis-heard the address they had
been given - the address number 26x0 Savannah
Springs shares the same digits but in a different order
to the digits of the correct address I understand Steven
intended to go to, 2x60 Evening Lights.
I think MD killed Steven (unsure if that was the plan,
but probably more likely to be a spur of the moment
decision). I figure Steven had decided not to work
for MD any more, probably had come to realise the
expired medication drugs deliveries were of very
questionable legality, Steven probably insisted MD pay
him out for all the deliveries he had done for MD,
maybe Steven threatened to go to the police if MD
didn't pay him out. MD probably shot him and/or
there was a physical fight - the damage to the walls
& (sliding?) two doors, could be interpreted as MD
later ripping out those visible places on the plaster,
the door, where Steven had flung blood/left bloody
handprints as he possibly fought/staggered away from
MD as Steven bled out.

I highly doubt he shot him. That would make a loud sound and would leave evidence of bleeding on the walls, floor, furniture, etc. As it was already mentioned on a police report, MD choked one of his ex girlfriends, not to death though. So he has experience in that way already. Its a cleaner way to kill someone. Of course its only a guess
I believe the holes in the walls, doors, were done due to his anger.

 

[ScorpioRising]

…..
Also, I can certainly see how some of the folks involved in that "business" might be suspicious of SK, or at least feel that he was a danger to them: He was such a clean, cut, church-going, "returned-missionary", earnest guy. Someone close to him even described him as "a bit naive" or something along those lines. BB saw an easy mark to help him with his deliveries. Maybe someone else saw him differently.

This is my feeling also. It seems as if this last stop was Steven’s last transaction. He seemed to have offered to drive back to help with church services, which leads me to believe he knew it wouldn’t take him much longer and he would be back on his way home. It’s possible that he was dropping off pain meds or similar and was trying to collect money. He definitely would look suspicious to someone who deals within criminal circles and might be paranoid as is. He could have been robbed of additional product and/or money. It could also have been a set-up to ensure that after deliveries were taken care of, Steven wouldn’t inform police. Avoiding jail time is a common motive. I agree with @Glovey ‘s thinking of what most likely happened.