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Steve Koecher missing since 12/13/09! The family is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the resolution of the case.

6,614 5,557 December 19, 2009 at 09:13 PM in News (3)
His car was found abandoned in Henderson, NV at a 55 and over community, it had been there over 4 days.

Residents called the police when the car had been there for so long.

We have a rental house about 2 hours from Henderson & Steve has lived there for about a year.



I hope he is okay! It seems unreal that he is really missing.

Here is a link to his facebook with his pic. If anyone has any information please call.


http://www.facebook.com/people/St.../584718541

More pics:

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14064989

Police are asking anyone with information regarding Koecher to contact the St. George Police Department at 627-4300 or the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department at (702) 229-2907.

He has been on the news in Vegas and St. George. There are putting his pic on milk cartons sometime soon.

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Last Edited by Nikayla February 1, 2010 at 08:55 AM
Help Find Steven Facebook group, please join, lots more photo's here:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php...5335012614



Missing Person Flyer

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php...5335012614

http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma...201005786S



Timeline:

http://sites.google.com/site/para...echer-html



I copied this post from webslueths, it has the links to the video, the last time Steven was seen.

Quote from Naegle :
I'm sorry I haven't been posting replies. I'll try to get some in today.

I've never heard of the portfolio. Off the cuff I would say it was a resume. These links have been on the news so I feel ok posting them here. One of the white cars driving by is Steven's, then you see him walking down the street.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abSZetr42Gc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOZmHOhGJQc

I'm not sure where you all would dig, but you're the pros. Could you all look at craigs list or something and see if there's anything, job wise, that would appeal to Steven in the area of Henderson in the time range of November and the beginning of December? He's a communications major and has worked in the newspaper business. I don't think he would look for further work in window washing. I think that's just something to pay the bills, but anything is possible.
Reflective images of Steven in mini van window near mystery dark object, then standing in front of it. http://www.websleuths.com/forums/...tcount=497




Link to thread about Steve on websleuths:

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/...ost4705968


http://www.websleuths.com/forums/...stcount=91





Steve Koecher

The last time the neighbors saw Steve was 10:30 pm Saturday night (12/11/09). John across the street said saw Steve & his car there for about 20 or 30 min and he was gone by 10:30 pm.

Sunday morning (12/13/09) a friend from his church ward called him and ask if he could teach a lesson that day.

Steve answered and said that he was in Vegas but he could come back and teach if they couldn't find any one else.

That was the last time anyone heard from him or saw him.

On Thursday the Henderson police called Steve's parents because his car had been at a 55 and older community, since Sun, abandoned.

His parents filed missing persons on Friday and hired a PI.

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metoday
01-14-2010 at 10:00 PM.
01-14-2010 at 10:00 PM.
I can't even begin to imagine Nikayla. Frown It makes it that much harder that he was in so many different locations in such a short time. It's harder to pin down what he was doing where and why.

I know what you mean about that SUV! WS said that it belongs to a realtor, but I found it odd that a realtor (who should be familiar with that house if they're trying to sell it), would go to the end of the street on a cul de sac to get to the house. Why pass the house? Someone said they may have done it to park on the right side of the street, but that just seemed odd to me.

Also, the Webb guy they keep referencing.I hope they do check him out more since he was the last person to talk to him before he went missing.

Based on what everyone is saying, unless he had a mental break down I just don't see him walking away.
Don't you find it odd, though, that he had money from his mom and grandmother and didn't use any of it to pay you guys? He sounds responsible so it's odd that he wouldn't want to take care of that.

The cops definitely have their job cut out for them. Frown
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01-14-2010 at 10:43 PM.
01-14-2010 at 10:43 PM.
This made me so sad. Frown (The cousin's response in bold. Soooo sad that the family is having to deal with things like that in top of everything else.)

my biggest suggestion is this: hire a psychic/medium. I know lots of people don't believe in them but I do. It might get things moving again.Please, no. One contacted us unsolicited and said Steven was dead. Not a fun experience.
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01-14-2010 at 11:12 PM.
01-14-2010 at 11:12 PM.
Quote from metoday :
It's crazy that they're referencing your post about retrieving the cell phone messages. The whole story makes less sense the more I read. I can't imagine what his family is going through with so few clues.
They can find ANYTHING on the internet over there. I started reading during the Casey Anthony case and then got interested in a few more. The most recent one I've been reading about was the Elizabeth Olten case because it's close to where I live. Now this one is there too, which I'm glad about. WS actually helped a family member identify Tawni Lee Mazzone after being gone for 9 years, I think.

From what I understand. Naegle is Steve's cousin and he stated that there are some questions that he has been avoiding... so not all the facts are being released, IMO.
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01-15-2010 at 01:19 AM.
01-15-2010 at 01:19 AM.
anything?
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01-15-2010 at 07:55 AM.
01-15-2010 at 07:55 AM.
Quote from metoday :
I can't even begin to imagine Nikayla. Frown It makes it that much harder that he was in so many different locations in such a short time. It's harder to pin down what he was doing where and why.

I know what you mean about that SUV! WS said that it belongs to a realtor, but I found it odd that a realtor (who should be familiar with that house if they're trying to sell it), would go to the end of the street on a cul de sac to get to the house. Why pass the house? Someone said they may have done it to park on the right side of the street, but that just seemed odd to me.

Also, the Webb guy they keep referencing.I hope they do check him out more since he was the last person to talk to him before he went missing.

Based on what everyone is saying, unless he had a mental break down I just don't see him walking away.
Don't you find it odd, though, that he had money from his mom and grandmother and didn't use any of it to pay you guys? He sounds responsible so it's odd that he wouldn't want to take care of that.

The cops definitely have their job cut out for them. Frown
Yes it is odd. He had talked to DH a few days earlier and was making a plan to have his rent caught up in Jan.

Quote from metoday :
This made me so sad. Frown (The cousin's response in bold. Soooo sad that the family is having to deal with things like that in top of everything else.)

my biggest suggestion is this: hire a psychic/medium. I know lots of people don't believe in them but I do. It might get things moving again.Please, no. One contacted us unsolicited and said Steven was dead. Not a fun experience.
I think that it won't be the first psychic to contact them either. I bet many more call them with "insights". It's a double edged sword, in regards to the whole world getting up in your business. You want the attention to get everyone looking for your missing person but with that comes all the speculations, psychic's, and scrutiny.

Quote from Gray. :
They can find ANYTHING on the internet over there. I started reading during the Casey Anthony case and then got interested in a few more. The most recent one I've been reading about was the Elizabeth Olten case because it's close to where I live. Now this one is there too, which I'm glad about. WS actually helped a family member identify Tawni Lee Mazzone after being gone for 9 years, I think.

From what I understand. Naegle is Steve's cousin and he stated that there are some questions that he has been avoiding... so not all the facts are being released, IMO.
That is what it sounds like.

Quote from elyrly :
anything?
It doesn't sound like it. They have him on the video leaving his car and walking in the neighborhood. Then he vanishes. Car stays in same parking spot until family come to retreive it over 4 days later. No sign of Steven being seen or heard from again. Last cell phone ping in the same area. Dontknow Maybe he is still in the neighborhood, no sign he left. But cops and family have gone door to door there and not one person has said they knew Steve. None of it makes any sense.
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01-16-2010 at 01:03 PM.
01-16-2010 at 01:03 PM.
you guys, I registered at websleuths like 2 days ago and I am still awaiting approval. Can any current members pm the new theory they are discussing? Its driving me bonkers. Thanks
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01-16-2010 at 08:38 PM.
01-16-2010 at 08:38 PM.
I also went to the WS site...I really hope he is found.
I thought also that it was interesting about the Susan Powell connection..coats in the car and the presents for the kids..were they addressed to his nephews?? Mayve he was going to help them escape to a safe house but was found out before hand...
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01-16-2010 at 08:49 PM.
01-16-2010 at 08:49 PM.
Quote from metoday :
This made me so sad. Frown (The cousin's response in bold. Soooo sad that the family is having to deal with things like that in top of everything else.)

my biggest suggestion is this: hire a psychic/medium. I know lots of people don't believe in them but I do. It might get things moving again.Please, no. One contacted us unsolicited and said Steven was dead. Not a fun experience.
Wow. That's so sad. I really don't believe in psychics--- well, I am sure some are legit but some are just con artists and some are just plain nuts. What a terrible thing for the family to hear.

Quote from Gray. :
They can find ANYTHING on the internet over there. I started reading during the Casey Anthony case and then got interested in a few more. The most recent one I've been reading about was the Elizabeth Olten case because it's close to where I live. Now this one is there too, which I'm glad about. WS actually helped a family member identify Tawni Lee Mazzone after being gone for 9 years, I think.

From what I understand. Naegle is Steve's cousin and he stated that there are some questions that he has been avoiding... so not all the facts are being released, IMO.
I paid attention to the Elizabeth Olten case too! That is so tragic. I post on insessions, because I just read a lot of stuff about WS's and got scared away. You have to give them your ISP email address or work email-- you can't give a generic one, like hotmail, gmail, yahoo mail, etc.. So I never registered because of that..
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01-16-2010 at 10:33 PM.
01-16-2010 at 10:33 PM.
Quote from HollyGolightly :
Wow. That's so sad. I really don't believe in psychics--- well, I am sure some are legit but some are just con artists and some are just plain nuts. What a terrible thing for the family to hear.



I paid attention to the Elizabeth Olten case too! That is so tragic. I post on insessions, because I just read a lot of stuff about WS's and got scared away. You have to give them your ISP email address or work email-- you can't give a generic one, like hotmail, gmail, yahoo mail, etc.. So I never registered because of that..
Yeah, they just have a lot of issues with people who got banned coming back, I think. I really like WS because they are so careful with who they allow to post. Did you see all the stuff that Bustamante had online before it all got yanked off once they decided to try her as an adult?

I don't believe in psychics either.

I really hope Steve is found soon and I hope that he's just escaping for awhile (even though it's not cool).
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Quote from Gray. :
Check it out!

http://websleuths.com/forums/show...tcount=304
This [websleuths.com] post stood out to me. He had the money to pay Nikayla for months, but didn't. I understand having too much pride, but there's a time where you check your pride at the door so you don't become homeless.
Other than pride, why not cash that check and/or use the money in the bank account?

That site is really depressing... seeing all of the people missing for months and years. Frown
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Quote from Gray. :
Yeah, they just have a lot of issues with people who got banned coming back, I think. I really like WS because they are so careful with who they allow to post. Did you see all the stuff that Bustamante had online before it all got yanked off once they decided to try her as an adult?

I don't believe in psychics either.

I really hope Steve is found soon and I hope that he's just escaping for awhile (even though it's not cool).
Yes, I saw all the videos and pictures of Bustamante. About a month ago, they were still available online. A member of insessions posted a flickr account with TONS of the pictures and video. Later on I will see if I can find it. So glad they're trying her as an adult. She's pure evil - she dug that grave DAYS before she killed poor Elizabeth..and there were two graves dug EEK! haven't kept up lately to see if it has been revealed who the second grave was for.

Sorry to go off-topic... but that case captivated me (now I am consumed with the disappearance of Baby Gabriel --- which reminds me a lot of the disappearance of Caylee Anthony.. similar poor excuses for mothers -errr..more like egg donors!).

VERY intriguing post. I go back and forth with thinking he met with foul play or just had a mental breakdown.. I am leaning towards mental breakdown. It happens - look at Jennifer Wilbanks, Nicholas Franscisco and that guy from here in Houston that I talked about -- Matthew Wilson.. just to name a few. I hope that if that's what happens - he gets help ASAP. VERY sad for his family, but if that's what happened --sometimes people just can not deal with pressure and use this is an avenue of escape.
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01-17-2010 at 09:21 AM.
01-17-2010 at 09:21 AM.
Quote from metoday :
This [websleuths.com] post stood out to me. He had the money to pay Nikayla for months, but didn't. I understand having too much pride, but there's a time where you check your pride at the door so you don't become homeless.
Other than pride, why not cash that check and/or use the money in the bank account?

That site is really depressing... seeing all of the people missing for months and years. Frown
I wonder if it isn't pride, but he really was degrading mentally? I mean, he didn't see his family on a regular basis, right?

Quote from HollyGolightly :
Yes, I saw all the videos and pictures of Bustamante. About a month ago, they were still available online. A member of insessions posted a flickr account with TONS of the pictures and video. Later on I will see if I can find it. So glad they're trying her as an adult. She's pure evil - she dug that grave DAYS before she killed poor Elizabeth..and there were two graves dug EEK! haven't kept up lately to see if it has been revealed who the second grave was for.

Sorry to go off-topic... but that case captivated me (now I am consumed with the disappearance of Baby Gabriel --- which reminds me a lot of the disappearance of Caylee Anthony.. similar poor excuses for mothers -errr..more like egg donors!).



VERY intriguing post. I go back and forth with thinking he met with foul play or just had a mental breakdown.. I am leaning towards mental breakdown. It happens - look at Jennifer Wilbanks, Nicholas Franscisco and that guy from here in Houston that I talked about -- Matthew Wilson.. just to name a few. I hope that if that's what happens - he gets help ASAP. VERY sad for his family, but if that's what happened --sometimes people just can not deal with pressure and use this is an avenue of escape.
I really, really hope that it is a mental break and that he is alive somewhere. I'm leaning towards that as well. I don't see anything that points to foul play, you know?
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01-20-2010 at 09:13 AM.
01-20-2010 at 09:13 AM.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php...5335012614

I posted this link and a few others in the wikki.
This is a link to join the Help Find Steven FB group. There are a lot more pictures of him under the picture tab and the current updates.

Still not much has been found.

I hope that he is at least ok physically and alive to be found because something happened, he either had a mental break of some kind and felt he had do get away or something in a bad way happened to him.

Pray
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02-01-2010 at 06:17 PM.
02-01-2010 at 06:17 PM.
I saw on the news today that they are going to start putting his info on milk cartons.
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