Hello all, I felt compelled to write to you on this somber day; the day Steven T. Koecher disappeared, Sunday, December 13, 2009, fourteen years ago today, at noon.
After reading the Arlo Hunter Kindle version of his new book, I'd like to share a sample of what I found intriguing. Most of us know a lot of the story, however some things we may have not known, stood out to me.
One; to say Steven's car was abandoned is nothing but inaccurate. It was unoccupied, and Steven was missing. Abandoned suggests he wasn't returning. He was definitely going to return. Two; "The anomalous road trip." Traveling over 500 miles one-way, to visit an acquaintance without first checking to see if she was going to be there? Does that make sense to anyone? For me, it does not. Steven tells an untruth when he is asked why he arrived there. He is traveling to Sacramento, he says. Why would he say that? As he is traveling back home, I believe he has a phone conversation with his mom and with his sister, and he does not mention one word to either about this trip he is on. That is odd to me too. But maybe I'm odd, idk.
In the interview with the lead detective, he states, the case was initially delayed for two weeks, because another detective had the case first. It was only after this first detective asked this now lead detective, to look at it, is when it officially started. And the detective's comment he made after his interaction with MD, once he was found and interviewed of course, calling him a "squirrely dude." Hunter points out, this interview alone should have been followed up with a question to MD regarding his whereabouts on that December day but was not. Why?
The interview with the corrupt landlord was quite interesting in that, there sounds as though there was indeed a plan, he had with Steven to resolve the rent. The landlord's wife says the same thing, remember? BB talks of the two speaking together often about various life topics. I sensed their relationship was a close one. Also in the interview, BB admits to recognizing the name of MD, saying, it might have something to do with rock crawler events BB was involved in. BB says he knew MD had an interest in remote controlled rock crawling. How the hell did BB know that? Therein lies the possible connection between the two persons. BB was also involved in a "closed-door pharmacy" enterprise. This allowed BB to legally deliver medications to nursing homes for example. He was evidently fired after anonymous allegations of theft surfaced.
Now, the interview with MD was quite revealing to me too. Number one, he could not account for his whereabouts on that day, December 13, 2009, to any measure of satisfaction. Saying he could have been here; he could have been there. But in the interview with his father, SD, he states, "the only one living in the Casida, was my son." MD also admits to the damage in the Casida, albeit he says it was before the disappearance. He also speaks of getting some meds, Roxicet I think, "from a friend." MD evidently, was involved in "a serious car accident" in Oct. 2009, I believe. He does admit to being on many medications at the time to manage his pain, and he comments about how it made him feel aggressive. Big wow! The book is worth the read, if this case interests you too.
After 14 years, and no further movement that I'm aware of by LE, I think Arlo Hunter's title fits; Steven and this case have been Abandoned in Henderson.
R.I.P. Steven T. Koecher
