Found Deceased WA - Leticia Martinez-Cosman, 58, last seen with man at Mariners game, T-Mobile Park, 31 Mar 2023 *arrest*

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Booking . sort ascendingCourt Case. sort descendingOffense. sort descendingBail Amount. sort descendingCharge Status. sort descendingRelease Code . sort ascending
2023-019783231006280Murder 1 9A.32.030$1,000,000.00CHARGED AWAITING TRIAL
2023-019783231006280Kidnapping 1 9A.40.020$1,000,000.00CHARGED AWAITING TRIAL
2023-019783231006280Unlawful Possession of a Firearm 2 9.41.040(2)(c)$1,000,000.00CHARGED AWAITING TRIAL
2023-019783231006280Theft 1 9A.56.030$1,000,000.00CHARGED AWAITING TRIAL
2023-019783231006280Arson 2 9A.48.030$1,000,000.00CHARGED AWAITING TRIAL
2023-019783231042669Burglary 2 9A.52.030$50,000.00CHARGED AWAITING TRIAL
2023-019783Docket TBDHomicide - Investigation 999INVESTIGATIONInvestigated and Charged
2023-019783Docket TBDKidnapping - Investigation 1099INVESTIGATIONInvestigated and Charged
2023-019783Docket TBDAssault - Investigation 1399INVESTIGATIONInvestigated and Charged
2023-019783Docket TBDTheft - Investigation 2399INVESTIGATIONInvestigated and Charged
 
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interesting comments :(
 
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A body found in Renton on Tuesday has been identified as Leticia Martinez-Cosman, who had disappeared after a Mariners game on March 31, the woman’s brother confirmed to KIRO 7.

Martinez-Cosman was last seen at the game with 46-year-old Brett Gitchel.

Seattle police said that during their investigation into Martinez-Cosman’s disappearance, they found human remains in Renton Tuesday. The King County Medical Examiner has not yet released the cause and manner of the person’s death, but Martinez-Cosman’s brother, Ricardo Martinez, told KIRO 7 the body was his sister’s.
 
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I’ll be interested to see how this progresses. What were their texts (assuming there are some) prior to their “date” like and saying? What were his opinions on immigration and race? His social media and political beliefs really made me wonder why he’d went out with a Latina. Was this his first time maybe doing this? I’ll assume that he’s innocent until found guilty, but based on his lack of discretion, he either has done this so many times that he doesn’t give AF anymore or it’s his first time and he was careless (all sorts of possible proof out there now). He really did seem to be two different people. Like someone stated before, he even looks different in every pic that I’ve seen online. The only thing that seemed familiar was the collar of that Seattle coat he had on in that video around that person’s house and in that selfie. Very strange guy.
 
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Cosman, who had disappeared after a Mariners game on March 31, the woman’s brother confirmed to KIRO 7 Friday morning.

According to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office, Martinez-Cosman died on April 1. Her cause of death was due to asphyxiation due to strangulation. It was ruled a homicide.

Martinez-Cosman was last seen at the game with 46-year-old Brett Gitchel. King County prosecutors plan to add second-degree murder to the list of crimes Gitchel is already charged with, prosecutor’s office spokesman Casey McNerthney said Friday.

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I'm predicting this will not go to trial and he will do a plea deal. I'd like to be wrong because it will be an interesting trial, but given his extensive criminal history, and the multitude of current charges, it seems like he might choose to avoid a trial if he had the option.
 
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APR 18

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON: Police have charged the man who took a selfie with Leticia Martinez-Cosman from the stands of a baseball game and sent it to her family before she went missing and was found dead later.

Leticia Martinez-Cosman, 58, who was last seen leaving a Seattle Mariners baseball game while out on a date, was found dead in Renton's Washington Woods on April 13. Authorities are now treating her death as a homicide after it was determined that she was strangled to death.

More at Leticia Martinez-Cosman: Selfie leads cops to suspect who allegedly strangled missing mom to death
 
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Brett Michael Gitchel, the man accused of killing a woman who went missing during a Seattle Mariners game last month, pleaded not guilty to a slew of charges in court on Monday, April 24, according to KOMO.

Gitchel, 46, is the suspect in the murder of Leticia Martinez-Cosman and the attempted kidnapping of her 24-year-old son, Patrick Cosman. He was charged with second-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, second-degree arson, first-degree theft, and second-degree burglary.

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The 46-year-old remains in custody on a $5,050,000 bond at King County jail.
 
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Brett Michael Gitchel, the man accused of killing a woman who went missing during a Seattle Mariners game last month, pleaded not guilty to a slew of charges in court on Monday, April 24, according to KOMO.

Gitchel, 46, is the suspect in the murder of Leticia Martinez-Cosman and the attempted kidnapping of her 24-year-old son, Patrick Cosman. He was charged with second-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, second-degree arson, first-degree theft, and second-degree burglary.

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The 46-year-old remains in custody on a $5,050,000 bond at King County jail.
Well that is a fine bail for this guy. I wish more were like that.
 
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Well that is a fine bail for this guy. I wish more were like that.
I agree but in his case he probably couldn't afford a low bail. His mother, with her restraining order against him, likely wouldn't be standing up for him. JMO
 
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APR 26, 2023
  • Gitchel pleaded not guilty to all charges in both cases, including murder in the second degree, kidnapping in the first degree, unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree, arson in the second degree, theft in the first degree, and burglary in the second degree.
  • The separate burglary case prosecutors have charged Gitchel with involved unlawful access and stealing of items from a residential garden shed on March 28 in Seattle.
  • He will face a jury trial for both cases scheduled for June 12.
MAY 30, 2023
WHEN: July 1, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
WHERE: Alki Masonic Center 4736 40th SW, West Seattle
 
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If she looks familiar, that’s because Leticia was the owner in the 2000s of a coffee shop called Cafe Rozella on Delridge Way in White Center, where she hosted community events in support of cultural diversity, live music, and local AA meetings.

Martinez-Cosman was also the caretaker of her special needs son Patrick, who needs full-time care.

“He will have extensive physical and mental health needs in the days and months ahead and we cannot do it alone,” family members said.

 
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CASE #1
23-1-00628-0 SEA
STATE OF WASHINGTON VS GITCHEL, BRETT MICHAEL

Amended Information - CRI - Criminal filed on 04/26/2023
Ct 1.0: 9A.32.050(1)(A) MURDER-2 NO PREMED/DEATH OF ANTHR on 03/31/2023 - GITCHEL
1.1: 9A.32.050(1)(B) MURDER-2 FELONY/ASSAULT on 03/31/2023 - GITCHEL
Ct 2.0: 9A.32.030(1)(A) MURDER-1 PREMEDITATED on 04/02/2023 - GITCHEL
2.1: 9A.28.020 CRIMINAL ATTEMPT on 04/02/2023 - GITCHEL
Ct 3.0: 9A.40.020(1)(C) KIDNAPPING 1 - BODILY INJURY INTENT on 04/02/2023 - GITCHEL
Ct 4.0: 9.41.040(2)(a)(i) Firearm Possession Unlawful 2nd Degree Previous Conviction on 04/05/2023 - GITCHEL
Ct 5.0: 9A.48.030 ARSON 2ND DEGREE on 04/02/2023 - GITCHEL
Ct 6.0: 9A.56.030(1)(A) THEFT-1 OVER $5K (NOT FIREARM) on 04/04/2023 - GITCHEL
6.1: 9A.56.020(1) THEFT-DEFINED on 04/04/2023 - GITCHEL

CASE #2
23-1-04266-9 SEA
STATE OF WASHINGTON VS GITCHEL, BRETT MICHAEL
Amended Information - CRI - Criminal filed on 04/13/2023
Ct 1: 9A.52.030 BURGLARY 2ND DEGREE on 03/28/2023 - GITCHEL

For both cases:
06/12/2023 01:00 PMOmnibus CalendarCourtroom E1201
07/24/2023 09:00 AMTrial Date
06/12/2023 09:00 AMTrial Date
05/15/2023 01:00 PMOmnibus CalendarCourtroom E1201
04/24/2023 08:30 AMArraignment HearingCourtroom E1201

 
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1688290968638.png“Her life motto was to embrace life, to take it as it comes regardless of it’s ups and downs," said one of Leticia's sisters.

Martinez-Cosman's siblings said she was resilient, a pillar in their community, and a caring person whose life was cut short.

“Letty’s departure came too soon leaving a void in our lives that can’t be filled," Martinez-Cosman's siblings added.

Her brother, Ricardo Hugh Martinez, said the past three months have been tough for his family, and her son.
 
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Bumping. Are there any updates?
 
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