December 13, 2009. Henderson, Nevada. A security camera captures 30-year old Steven Koecher arriving in a residential neighbourhood, where he parks his car and is seen walking down the sidewalk before he vanishes without a trace. Earlier that day, Steven had made a 135-mile trip to Henderson from his residence in St. George, Utah, but never told anyone why, and in the days prior to his disappearance, Steven also made multiple unexplained road trips through Utah and Nevada. Since Steven was struggling financially, it is theorized that he might have travelled to Henderson in order to seek employment or make a delivery to earn some money, but there is no conclusive evidence of what happened to him. Did Steven Koecher disappear voluntarily or end his own life somewhere or did he become the victim of foul play? On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore of the most perplexing missing persons case of the modern era.

If you have any information about this case, please contact the St. George Police Department at (435) 627-4319, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department at (702) 229-2907 or the Henderson Police Department at (702) 267-2323.

Additional Reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Steven_Koecher

http://charleyproject.org/case/steven-thell-koecher

https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/finding-steven-koecher-man-vanishes-from-las-vegas-valley-neighborhood-phone-pings-for-days-after-presumed-death/

https://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/news/ci_14152619

https://fox13now.com/2015/05/15/new-theory-in-case-of-man-missing-since-2009-sparks-renewed-search-effort/

https://sites.google.com/site/parallelcooler/home/koecher-html/timeline2009

https://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/sltrib/home2/53090169-183/steven-koecher-henderson-missing.html.csp

https://www.deseret.com/2010/1/6/20362964/about-utah-powell-isn-t-only-missing-utahn

https://www.deseret.com/2010/2/13/20096171/family-of-missing-st-george-man-steven-koecher-waits-and-hopes

https://news3lv.com/news/local/finding-steven-nine-years-after-his-disappearance-family-still-hopes-him

http://img.ksl.com/slc/2507/250737/25073705.pdf

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