WA - Mackenzie Cowell, 17, Wenatchee, 9 Feb 2010 - #19

[B Buzz]

Another possibility: Mac might have been wearing a nice ring with a single real pearl that was lost during the violent attack.Another fact known only to LE at this time.

 

[ChuckMaureen]

Regarding the "some 6 phone calls" made from MC's cell phone:

After investigating the family who owned the number that was dialed from MC's phone, LE determined that if it was MC, she might have misdialed.

LE concluded there was only one other possible number MC intended to dial. The 'misdialed' number is in the prefix. LE obtained a search warrant for thet number.

I believe it's possible MC misdialed two digits, and they are in the line nunber. Instead of "1122" perhaps MC intended to dial "2233".

The resulting phone number belongs to a 'lock & security' company.

Did LE investigate for that possibility?

 

[2Shy]

Who...then was she meeting??? Someone who works there??? I can't believe this is taking so long...it is really disgusting that someone or "someones" are hiding such a terrible , terrible, crime. On the news they were speaking of a man who had a woman's body in his truck...she had been strangled, stabbed, etc....Maybe it is someone like that??? This is so sad and creepy..........what kind of world are we living in????

 

[B Buzz]

I have a friend who has a popular cell phone for his whole family-4 people-4 phones-4 telephone numbers . Each number is similar toNot actual numbers) 383-66 80, 383-6682, 383-6681, 383-6683. I can see how numbers could be misdialed,especially, if dialed rapidly.

Was Mac's murder carefuly planned or a crime of opportunity? It will be wonderful when that one person or group of persons finds the courage to do the right thing
It is difficult to accept that there seems to be no way to shield your children from evil.

 

[B Buzz]

From the August 5th Wenatchee World, http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/...y-knew-killer-sheriff-says/?online......Harum also said that investigators “have DNA that they could match to somebody” and that his understanding is that investigators are still waiting on “a more sophisticated “ testing of the sample.

He added that “I believe they (investigators) have DNA from everybody they are looking at” in the case. He declined to be more specific.

He said that investigators have submitted DNA samples that the state crime lab has determined to be male but investigators still do not know if the murderer is a male or a female.

Jones responded that “There are a few items out there (the crime lab) that we are waiting for” but he reiterated what he has said for months: “We don’t have any suspects.” “have DNA that they could match to somebody” and that his understanding is that investigators are still waiting on “a more sophisticated “ testing of the sample.

He added that “I believe they (investigators) have DNA from everybody they are looking at” in the case. He declined to be more specific.

He said that investigators have submitted DNA samples that the state crime lab has determined to be male but investigators still do not know if the murderer is a male or a female.

Jones responded that “There are a few items out there (the crime lab) that we are waiting for” but he reiterated what he has said for months: “We don’t have any suspects.”
What struck me is that they do have a sample proven to be male
My question is: when they say, we have DNA, do they mean crime scene and/or DNA found on Mackenzie's body? If they have gotten DNA from every person interviewed, why not ask everyone to stop by and give a saliva sample? I would. Why not? They do have a male DNA sample that needs a match. Why not ask all the men in town to give a sample? With the right ad campaign, it could become the macho thing to do.

 

[milopedes]

I found this link to be extraordinarily helpful. It would be nice to have an updated version, if someone were so inclined and had some time.

Timeline

 

[ChuckMaureen]

I've been reviewing older news videos.

The reporter in the following video states: "And, it's a huge crime scene.", refering to the area around where MC's body was recovered.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK9eZDVFdvM&NR=1

Why is the crime scene at 156 Crescent Bar Road "huge"?

Is it that only a small area of the property is related to the MC case and other items or conditions found on the property are related to previous hunters / hunting on the property?

No, I believe the entire 'crime scene' is related specifically to this case.

The reporter in the next video states: "they [LE] found evidence in that house yesterday but wouldn't say what."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh0u6_HnEHA

Was that a reference to the "glass chards [sic] from kitchen counter @ home - LOI recovery"?

The reporter also states: "Police say they believe Mackenzie was killed near where her body was found."

That implies MC was still alive upon arriving to 156 Crescent Bar Road.

My random questions, thoughts follow:

Perhaps the crime scene is huge because:

Someone had kidnapped, or otherwise forced / coerced MC into traveling to 'meet someone (else)' and as the perp was driving MC's car, with MC perhaps as a reluctant passenger?

Did MC escape the vehicle while they were approaching or just about to pass 156 Crescent Bar Road?

Did MC run down the driveway and on toward the bank of the river?

Or did MC run on to the deck and break a kitchen window from the outside in an attempt to attract immediate attention or to set off an alarm?

Did MC crawl through the window and perhaps slip and fall from the kitchen counter, hitting her head on the counter top or floor?

Did the murderer follow MC through the window?

Struggle?

MC's body was found on the bank of / in the river.

MC might have been murdered in the house or farther up on the property in the vegetation area (grass, weeds), hence the spray paint and evidence markers in the thicker brush but, she also might have been murdered along the bank or in the river.

So .....

If we assume the perp was taking MC to a destination farther along than 156 Crescent Bar Road when MC escaped the vehicle then, what was the intended destination and why?

Were they headed for the cliffs?

 

[Tracie5]

Regarding the "some 6 phone calls" made from MC's cell phone:

After investigating the family who owned the number that was dialed from MC's phone, LE determined that if it was MC, she might have misdialed.

LE concluded there was only one other possible number MC intended to dial. The 'misdialed' number is in the prefix. LE obtained a search warrant for thet number.

I believe it's possible MC misdialed two digits, and they are in the line nunber. Instead of "1122" perhaps MC intended to dial "2233".

The resulting phone number belongs to a 'lock & security' company.

Did LE investigate for that possibility?

To conclude that only one other number was possible is laughable. I have investigated numerous other possibilities and came across the same company. Here is an interesting possibility - instead of 1122, try 1125 and see who has that number. Makes you wonder.:waitasec:

 

[B Buzz]

I've been looking without success for the first video news report from Crescent Bar after Mackenzie's body was found. If I remember correctly,in it, LE says there is evidence of homicide on the beach and in the house (BOTH PLACES)

 

[ChuckMaureen]

To conclude that only one other number was possible is laughable. I have investigated numerous other possibilities and came across the same company. Here is an interesting possibility - instead of 1122, try 1125 and see who has that number. Makes you wonder.:waitasec:

Hi, Tracie,

Yes, 1125 is the Douglas County Sheriff's Office line number, the full phone number being: . I included that number in my research grid but thought nothing of it at the time because of, well, read below.

When placed in context of 6 call attempts from MC's phone it begs the question: what was the cause of the urgency?

We might conclude:

MC, after having been carjacked or abducted in her own vehicle, attempted to dial her phone 'out of sight' and misdialed the last digit.

.. or ..

MC became visually aware that something bad was about to occur and she nervously misdialed before the perp grabbed her phone.

BUT ... according to reports MC sent a simple "hey, what's up" text message to her boyfriend after the 6 call attempts. If that is true that negates the assumption of urgency ...

... unless the content of the message really was "please help me".

At the time I was researching 'misdialed' number patterns I was less inclined to believe information reported was not entirely accurate or even falsified.

Now, after what has occurred with various reports, interviews and articles I am moreso inclined to believe that might just be the case.

If this was not a planned murder, then what did MC witness after leaving the Academy parking lot that made her want to attempt to contact the Sheriff's Office? Drug Deal? Burglary? Mugging? Beating? Person with a gun?

If this was a planned murder, then who was aware that MC witnessed something and knew that she was going to contact the Sheriff's Office after leaving the Academy?

 

[milopedes]

Personally, I don't buy that she misdialed the Sheriff's office phone number. Would she really know that number by heart? I've lived in my home (and this area) for well over 5 years, and I don't know the number for LE. Oh wait! Yes, I do . . . it is 9-1-1. My guess is that if she saw something, or needed help, she would have dialed that number instead.

(Sorry, I just re-read what I wrote above. I didn't mean to come off as a smart @ss.)

Nice sleuthing on the numbers, but IMO that really does not make sense. Of course, I could be wrong about that. However, since it was before the text that scenario does not make any sense.

Could someone please link the article about the following:

1. Six call attempts.
2. Text to boyfriend.

I'm still reading (went back to thread #1) as this case is relatively new to me. So, I know very little about the 6 call attempts. Were they in a relatively short period of time? Was it the same number each time? At what time did they occur?

Thanks.

 

[pinkadelica]

Could someone please link the article about the following:

1. Six call attempts.
2. Text to boyfriend.

Authorities can’t explain 6 calls from Cowell’s cell from Wenatchee World

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/...ant-explain-6-calls-from-cowells-cell/?online

 

[2Shy]

Seems like in the beginning the law said to be careful and not go places alone etc.. and lately it is like it was someone MC possibly knew. Why would they change their minds?....If they don't have any suspects how do they know it was an isolated case. Do they know who it is and can't prove or do they know nothing???? Did they ever say when she was murdered? Was it the day she was missing??? Seems like that would be helpful......idk .................

 

[milopedes]

Thanks for linking the article.

Immediately after Cowell drove away from the Academy of Hair Design on South Wenatchee Avenue on the afternoon of Feb. 9, six calls were made from her cell phone to the East Wenatchee number, Wenatchee Police Detective Kirk Drolet wrote in a search warrant affidavit filed March 2 in Chelan County Superior Court. The calls were all made within a few minutes, he wrote.

The affidavit states that investigators believe Cowell placed the calls, since she appeared to have driven away from the Academy alone and the calls were made within minutes of her leaving.

She did not connect with any one in any of her attempts to call the number, and she did not leave any messages, according to the family who has the number, Drolet wrote.

She made no other calls on her cell phone after that. However, she did send a brief text message to her boyfriend.

The quote from the article seems pretty clear-cut. She made those calls. I suppose one could argue that she immediately encountered the perpetrator of this crime and that person dialed the numbers, but I'm not really buying that.

Very mysterious indeed.

 

[YOJO]

I think the LE has known almost from the beginning by reading facebook comments, LE saying it was probably someone Mac knew and the public didn't have to worry about it (killing) being a random act. Also I keep remembering at the beginning Mac's Mom calling 911 three times (supposedly practicing). I think they knew back then but not enough evidence to convict. IMOO

 

[milopedes]

I find this to be very odd. If it were someone she knew, wouldn't the number be programmed into her phone? Or, do the records simply show the number dialed; meaning, she didn't physically punch the number each time, it was just programmed into her phone incorrectly. That makes more sense to me.

But why the urgency? Six times in a matter of minutes? And you'd think if she knew this person or place she was calling, at least somewhat, that after 1 or 2 calls of getting nothing (or what you would not expect on the other end of the line, like a non-descript machine "message" or "voicemail"), she would have then manually dialed it or checked the number. Hmmmm.

On a separate note, I'm now in Thread #2 at Post #377. I've read a lot today. I have a headache now, and scour the posts for facts and interesting information. Unfortunately, there is a lot of "chatter" that bogs down the reader.

 

[ChuckMaureen]

The assumption that MC was alone in her vehicle when she left the Academy parking lot is based on continuous surveillance video.

No one was seen approaching MC's vehicle after she had parked it in the lot. The only person seen exiting and entering her vehicle while it was in the lot was MC.

(MC) drove away, alone, in her car. During the next few minutes (MC) made some six phone calls ...

The calls were to the same number.

There were no calls made (from MC's cell phone) after 1542 hours. (MC's) cell phone powered off by 1742 hours.

The last 'human activity' detected on MC's cell phone was 3:42 P.M.

The warrant also indicates "(MC's) cell phone powered off by 1742 hours."

Of interesting note ... that does not indicate it "was manually powered off".

Considering there was no comment indicating a "no signal" condition (i.e.: the cell phone was out of range of a tower, immersed in water, or otherwise destroyed), we might assume the cell phone battery eventually drained to the point of automatic shutdown.

When a cell phone is in a weak to no-signal area the phone continually attempts to connect to cells (tower sites). Power drains more quickly as the transmitter is relatively quite active during such periods.

 

[milopedes]

How long does it take for her to get down to the boat dock from where she was parked? I suppose she could have been anxious to see this person, so she kept dialing the number. Once she approached the boat dock area, she may have seen this person or his (or her) vehicle and quit dialing. If this was someone she had just recently met, this person may have given her a false number knowing he / she was going to commit this crime.

Other things that seem strange to me. . . .

1. She was known as an avid "text" user . . . so why the short message to the boyfriend?

2. Given the fact she was a teen, and known to text a lot, I cannot imagine she would have been meeting someone and her friends did not know. If it was spur of the moment, I'd think phone records would help LE there. If planned, someone should know unless she lacked close friends or was very private.

I have other thoughts / questions, but my brain is fried. More later . . . thanks for reading.

 

[milopedes]

The report probably omits the word "manually" because the author simply did not know.

 

[amysmom]

On a separate note, I'm now in Thread #2 at Post #377. I've read a lot today. I have a headache now, and scour the posts for facts and interesting information. Unfortunately, there is a lot of "chatter" that bogs down the reader.

sbm

Wow M! You have a long way to go to catch up & even tho there's lots of "chatter" there's also some really good eye-witness accounts by locals (pix & video) of approximately where MC's body was found & the house above it that many suspect the murder itself may have taken place.

Btw! WELCOME!