Identified! NV - between Mt. Charleston & Pahrump, Male, White/Hisp, over 55y, 11 Sept 2018 - William Ellis

[tarabull]

Metro homicide investigates after body found in mountains

 

[tarabull]

decomposed, wrapped in sheets

Decomposed body found in desert area west of Las Vegas

 

[Laughing]

Steve Koecher???

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

 

[fridaybaker]

Good find, Laughing. Looks like about an 1 1/2 hours from Henderson. However, the term "decomposed" make me think not just a skeleton, which he would likely be by now.

 

[Laughing]

Good find, Laughing. Looks like about an 1 1/2 hours from Henderson. However, the term "decomposed" make me think not just a skeleton, which he would likely be by now.

Especially considering the altitude & climate, but bringing Steven's thread to the top...someone new may have that shred of information that Steven's family needs!

 

[carbuff]

Any time it's Nevada, SK is the first person I think of--but Namus lists 143 people missing from Clark County, so there are lots of other possibilities.

 

[madamx]

Metro homicide investigates after body found in mountains

Omg I just looked at the map. That is literally in the middle of nowhere

 

[Laughing]

Omg I just looked at the map. That is literally in the middle of nowhere

For that, try Winnemuca, Nevada.

 

[tarabull]

Any time it's Nevada, SK is the first person I think of--but Namus lists 143 people missing from Clark County, so there are lots of other possibilities.

There are only 2 listed at NamUs for Clark County that went missing in 2018...

- David Borada missing since January: Missing Person Case​

- Skye Ashley Bolden missing since April: Missing Person Case

Altho, I'm not sure the UID has been expired as long as either of these people have been missing IYKWIM...FWIW.

Time will tell...hopefully.

 

[carbuff]

If it's a recent missing person, they might not even be in Namus yet. I'm not reading too much into the terminology used; neither LE nor reporters use things like "decomposing" with much precision. Usually it just means "really obviously dead."

And there's no saying whether it's somebody missing from Las Vegas. Even if it is, there are so many out of town people there that the remains could belong to a person from anywhere. Somebody vacationing, in town for business, following a sporting event, visiting family. Who knows.

(There's a guy from here who went missing in Vegas last Christmas after a hockey game. They found him in a homeless shelter several weeks later; he had gambled away everything and was too ashamed to come home.)

 

[creepedout]

There is also

Missing Person Case

who went missing from Nye County, though her car was found across the California state line - opposite direction from Pahrump than where these remains were found.

 

[tarabull]

Anyone seeing any updates???

 

[tarabull]

I'm wasn't certain this is him, but today I reckon it is...

Although the Location Found Map doesn't jive, Circumstances of Recovery is listed as Found by hikers in a ravine towards Lee Springs

...Note: no mention of wrapped in sheets.

Unidentified Person Case

 

[tarabull]

Metro homicide investigates after body found in mountains

:bumping: to include the location map from the link in the (thread) opening post.

 

[tarabull]

:BUMPING:

Who is he & who wrapped him up in those sheets???

Clearly not a suicide.

 

[carbuff]

I'm wasn't certain this is him, but today I reckon it is...

Although the Location Found Map doesn't jive, Circumstances of Recovery is listed as Found by hikers in a ravine towards Lee Springs

...Note: no mention of wrapped in sheets.

Unidentified Person Case

No updates.

 

[IceIce9]

Omg I just looked at the map. That is literally in the middle of nowhere

I’ve made that drive before. My dad and I drove out to Pahrump back in the mid-90s to see where Art Bell was broadcasting.

 

[IceIce9]

For that, try Winnemuca, Nevada.

I’ve been there too! Literally we drove all over the state of Nevada.

Winnemuca is the only city in the entire county.

Nevada is a huge state with a lot of nothingness.

 

[carbuff]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

He's been identified as a male, White/Caucasian, Hispanic/Latino, over 55. No exclusions.

He now has a reconstruction.

 

[IceIce9]

For that, try Winnemuca, Nevada.

Many people only know Las Vegas and that is what they think of when they hear “Nevada.” But most of the state is desolate desert.