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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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10-14-2010 at 09:18 PM.
10-14-2010 at 09:18 PM.
AFAIK there is still nothing new. It is like he vanished into thin air as he was walking down that street in Henderson. His family and friends are still looking for him and wondering and worrying. It has not gotten any easier to deal with for them.

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10-14-2010 at 10:07 PM.
10-14-2010 at 10:07 PM.
Thanks for letting us know Nik. This case and his whereabouts pop into my mind from time to time. I hope he is found alive. Pray
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w3kn
10-15-2010 at 04:19 AM.
10-15-2010 at 04:19 AM.
Quote from Nikayla :
AFAIK there is still nothing new. It is like he vanished into thin air as he was walking down that street in Henderson. His family and friends are still looking for him and wondering and worrying. It has not gotten any easier to deal with for them.

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I was thinking about this thread yesterday for some reason. Hopefully he's found safe and sound. Frown
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10-15-2010 at 04:58 PM.
10-15-2010 at 04:58 PM.
Quote from Nikayla :
AFAIK there is still nothing new. It is like he vanished into thin air as he was walking down that street in Henderson. His family and friends are still looking for him and wondering and worrying. It has not gotten any easier to deal with for them.

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That video of him walking down the street must play through their minds continuously.. It is haunting to think about. I still hope he left on his own accord...It has almost been an entire year since he vanished. The holidays are going to be rough..

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10-15-2010 at 05:35 PM.
10-15-2010 at 05:35 PM.
Quote from w3kn :
I was thinking about this thread yesterday for some reason. Hopefully he's found safe and sound. Frown
that's what we keep hoping.

Quote from HollyGolightly :
That video of him walking down the street must play through their minds continuously.. It is haunting to think about. I still hope he left on his own accord...It has almost been an entire year since he vanished. The holidays are going to be rough..

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I bet, I wonder about it all the time too. So sad to know they all will still be wondering / worrying through Christmas again this year.
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10-15-2010 at 09:02 PM.
10-15-2010 at 09:02 PM.
hug I can't imagine the hell his family is living.
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10-16-2010 at 01:12 AM.
10-16-2010 at 01:12 AM.
Wow I didn't know there was a thread here about Steve. I don't know him personally but feel like I do from following his story since he disappeared. Since I have family in that area of Nevada Steve's disappearance is a frequent topic. So sad. I hope he is found soon or some word is received so his family can have some peace.
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10-26-2010 at 06:06 PM.
10-26-2010 at 06:06 PM.
Hey Nikayla, do you think this looks like Steven? There was a robbery and people are saying that it looks like it might be him.

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/...09&page=21
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10-26-2010 at 08:31 PM.
10-26-2010 at 08:31 PM.
Quote from Gray. :
Hey Nikayla, do you think this looks like Steven? There was a robbery and people are saying that it looks like it might be him.

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/...09&page=21
Those pictures are terrible quality, but it doesn't look like him to me from what I remember. The robber looks like his nose tip is pointed up a tiny bit and Steven's seemed to have more of a downward slope to me. Steven was always so shy around me, I just can't imagine him being that bold to rob a bank. But I guess you never really know what people can be capable of. The stats seem about right for it to be him age, weight, build, height... Scratchchin

It looks like the family is saying the ears are to round, Steven's are more oblong. Dontknow I can honestly say I never noticed his ears.
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12-05-2010 at 08:14 AM.
12-05-2010 at 08:14 AM.
Oh wow. Susan Powell's husband, Josh, is claiming that Susan might have run off with Steven. He thinks they ran off to Brazil - where Steven previously visited on a mission.

Steven parents aren't buying it. They said that although Steven had recently obtained a passport - the passport was found in a drawer.

I think Josh did away with Susan (unfortunately) and if he did, then it is despicable to use Steven's disappearance to try to side track the investigation into his wife's disappearance.

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http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=13530686

Here is a link to Josh Powell's BS theory.. he slanders Susan's parents quite bad in it.. Mad

http://www.susanpowell.org/Pages/Response/Steven-Koecher-Susan-Powell/Steven-Koecher-Susan-Powell-Parallel-Utah-Disappearances-Connection.aspx
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12-06-2010 at 09:02 AM.
12-06-2010 at 09:02 AM.
I just saw the story on the Today Show. I know the people investigating Steven's dissapearance had already been looking into that connection and it had been dismissed, they couldn't find any connection between the two.

But in the days right before he dissapeared he did make a crazy long road trip up to northern Utah where he did not contact his family at all but instead spent a few hours with the family of an old friend.

I always thought that theory was impossible. Steven's family does have his passport. It just never seemed Steven was the type of person to do something like that, or pull something like that off.


http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/261...8#40528248
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12-06-2010 at 10:25 AM.
12-06-2010 at 10:25 AM.
Quote from Nikayla :
I just saw the story on the Today Show. I know the people investigating Steven's dissapearance had already been looking into that connection and it had been dismissed, they couldn't find any connection between the two.

But in the days right before he dissapeared he did make a crazy long road trip up to northern Utah where he did not contact his family at all but instead spent a few hours with the family of an old friend.

I always thought that theory was impossible. Steven's family does have his passport. It just never seemed Steven was the type of person to do something like that, or pull something like that off.


http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/261...8#40528248
I had no idea that Steven made that trip in the days before he disappeared. His movements were very strange. The problem I have with the theory is that Susan had children and by all accounts - she would have never left them like that. Josh's actions following her disappearance are bizarre. I really think he had something to do with her disappearance. Even Josh's sister says the theory is ridiculous & she has stated she believes that he had something to do with Susan's disappearance.

I think Steven is being used to send the investigation in another direction.

I do still hope that Steven did leave willingly.

LE has said they can't find a link.. and they've done computer forensics on his computer, right? Wouldn't there be some sign of them contacting each other; whether via the computer or telephone? Seems like if they had been secretly dating, like Josh's father alleges - there would be some record.. either cell phone records or computer forensics should have found something... or possibly friends would have known about it?!?

While I wish it was true, because it would mean that Steven and Susan are still alive.. I just really don't think that's the case, but I guess we'll see.

BTW, thank you for that link.. in it, Josh's father says that Susan left journals which detailed her sexual urges or whatever---but that the media, the public and even the police haven't seen the journals.. if the journals are as important as they imply, why wouldn't they hand that off to law enforcement? Confused
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who's steve koecher? i never even heard of this?
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who's steve koecher? i never even heard of this?
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Quote from HollyGolightly :
I had no idea that Steven made that trip in the days before he disappeared. His movements were very strange. The problem I have with the theory is that Susan had children and by all accounts - she would have never left them like that. Josh's actions following her disappearance are bizarre. I really think he had something to do with her disappearance. Even Josh's sister says the theory is ridiculous & she has stated she believes that he had something to do with Susan's disappearance.

I think Steven is being used to send the investigation in another direction.

I do still hope that Steven did leave willingly.

LE has said they can't find a link.. and they've done computer forensics on his computer, right? Wouldn't there be some sign of them contacting each other; whether via the computer or telephone? Seems like if they had been secretly dating, like Josh's father alleges - there would be some record.. either cell phone records or computer forensics should have found something... or possibly friends would have known about it?!?

While I wish it was true, because it would mean that Steven and Susan are still alive.. I just really don't think that's the case, but I guess we'll see.

BTW, thank you for that link.. in it, Josh's father says that Susan left journals which detailed her sexual urges or whatever---but that the media, the public and even the police haven't seen the journals.. if the journals are as important as they imply, why wouldn't they hand that off to law enforcement? Confused
I was wondering the same thing, her family also says those journals contained the writings of a young 12 yr old girl. I am pretty sure that is about the time most young people start going through puberty and having sexual urges or whatever and most likely to be feeling guilty about it especially being brought up in a strong christian family.

They did examine every call Steven made, they made contact with many phone numbers looking for clues, they also did have his computer examinted by forensic detectives, nothing.

I can't imagine Susan would leave her little boys either, she was very much a hands on mom. As a mom I could never just abandon my kids, I don't understand the moms that do or the ones that harm their childern.

When Steven's abandoned car was found he had left behind personal items in the car as well as gas and fast food receipts, even a receipt from Kmart. No evidence was found that there was any other person in the car besides Steven and that he was alone. There was gas station footage of him alone getting gas in Mesquite NV also the home security camera footage from Henderson NV where he walked away from his car showed him driving into the neighborhood alone and leaving his car alone.

I do wish it was true just for the fact they would both be alive and having one hell of a time. But I think that it is a pretty far fetched theory.

I do think it is insane that a dad would take his boys camping at midnight in snowstorms. By midnight small children like that would be asleep and I would never allow my husband to wake them up and take them out camping in the middle of the night in a huge snowstorm. I mean if he want's to spend time with his boys why not take them sleding the next day or something, when they are awake!

I can see if they were older and interested in deer hunting or something, then maybe but to just load up the little ones out of their warm beds to take them camping on a whim in below freezing temps in the middle of a snowstorm ? Crazy he must have had other motives.

I just hope someday soon both families will have answers and won't have to go through the agony of wondering every day.
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