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

[fridaybaker]

Pretty much everything we’ve learned about SK would be compatible with this scenario. He was described as “a little naive”, or similar verbiage.
He was also hard up for funds, and the pharmacy business that BB was involved in could easily be described as being “technically not legal”, but not too problematic ethically, either: (Some people have left-over drugs; other people have a need for drugs but can’t get/afford a legal Rx, etc.)

 

[fridaybaker]

Sadly, I think Steven departed this earth a few minutes or hours after he was captured by security camera on Evening Lights, and his remains will not be found in this lifetime.

 

[lonewanderer]

I'll share my own theory with you all based on the evidence I am aware of, and how the book, "Abandoned In Henderson" lays out further evidence: BB was dismissed from his "closed door pharmacy" position, after allegations of theft surfaced. BB also was under a surveillance from a LE agency, for specific reasons. He decides to traffic SK to assist BB in operating his own illegal medication delivery enterprise. He could not deliver these meds himself, due to his watchers. SK was likely told, "its all legal" by BB. The trip to Wendover was a drop for BB. The trip to Henderson was most likely a drop or a collection effort. After knocking on the wrong door, SK redirects is travel to EL and meets up with MD. MD, who is already a paranoid, and out of his mind on meds from a debilitating car wreck in Oct. 2009, kills Steven, probably strangled him. MD was 6'2 200 lbs. and the time, an easy task for him. The connection between BB and MD is made at rock crawling events that BB helped organize. MD had a penchant for radio controlled rock crawling. If BB would simple request an immunity from prosecution, to help LE solve this case, it would likely be granted. He could finally free his conscience. It's just a theory, but its my theory.

What was the motivation for MD killing SK?

Was there something about the package that set MD into a frenzy? I am imagining something infuriating in the package, like an "f you" from BB.

What could have happened to make MD so angry that he killed SK?

 

[ekardh]

Is the "MD" you're referring to the person of interest who moved out of the neighborhood and whose home had the holes in the walls/signs of a struggle?

 

[Glovey]

Yes.

 

[Glovey]

Sadly, I think Steven departed this earth a few minutes or hours after he was captured by security camera on Evening Lights, and his remains will not be found in this lifetime.

IMHO, SK could very well be buried on the property on EL. Contact with the owner in approx. 2021 was met with resistance due to, in the owner's opinion, an impact on his property value. How pathetic. That property should be searched, at minimum, to exclude it as SK's burial place. C'mon Henderson pd, get a warrant!

 

[Cannelure]

Any thoughts on why Steven's cell phone kept pinging at different location for hours after he went missing?

 

[Glovey]

Any thoughts on why Steven's cell phone kept pinging at different location for hours after he went missing?

You could answer your own question by critically thinking of the plausible reasons. I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts.

 

[ChanceEncounterx]

There's no evidence anything violent happened.

 

[Glovey]

There's no evidence anything violent happened.

True, so far.

 

[cocomod]

There's no evidence anything violent happened.

True, but there is no evidence it didn’t. Quite honestly, there has been so little evidence at all.

 

[ChanceEncounterx]

True, but there is no evidence it didn’t. Quite honestly, there has been so little evidence at all.

We didn't even know Steven. The best possible evidence of anything we have are his mother's instincts which immediately was a strong inclination towards suicide. To me it fits as he could've been in a residential area looking for somewhere new to stay and held relevant papers in his hand. There had been a real estate agent working around there too at the time, so I presume he tried to pick an area suitable for jobs like working at the casinos etc..but I also believe he was running out of options fast and there is a possibility he chose to self destruct over going down a nefarious path. Not everyone can bring themselves to do risky criminal work. He also wasn't stupid he was university educated, and he wouldn't have been naive enough to f around with a drug delivery even IF he chose a drug run.

The "do you need money"? question could have been to what he thought was a potential landlord he wanted to pay a deposit to (not sure how as he was struggling with his bills as it was, but it could've been likely and more plausible in broad daylight) & weren't there a couple of tenants who moved out of an address there shortly after he disappeared, anyway? Maybe Steven did get the wrong house but it wasn't for drug stuff,

It seems a lot of people on this forum think he went x,y,z just like that.