Steven Koecher, The Man Josh Powell Accused Of Running Away With His Wife, Is Still Missing.

Steven Thell Koecher

He was 30 years old when he was last seen leaving his St. George home December 12, 2009.

The following day, he spoke to two friends on his cellular phone telling them he was in Las Vegas, Nevada.

He offered to turn around to cover a church meeting for one of his friends, but his friend said not to bother. 

He has never been heard from again.
On December 14, his white 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier was found abandoned in a cul-de-sac in the 2600 block of Savannah Springs Avenue in Henderson, Nevada.

A video surveillance camera in the area showed him parking the car and leaving it there on December 13. 

He walked down the sidewalk, crossed the street and walked out of the frame. 

He was alone and didn't appear to be disoriented.

It appeared as if he had a destination in mind.

Koecher's shaving kit, coats, pillows and blankets were inside the vehicle, as well as Christmas gifts he'd purchased a few days before.

His cellular phone, wallet, passport and driver's license were missing. 

His laptop computer and cellular phone charger were left behind at home. 

His car had half a tank of gas when he left it.
Five hours after Koecher left his car, his cellular phone signal was picked up at a tower several miles away near Arroyo Grande Boulevard and American Pacific Drive.

Two hours after that, the signal was picked up in a subdivision near Sunset Drive and Stephanie Street.
Someone checked his voice mail  early the next day.

The signal was picked up at U.S. 95 and Russell Road where it stayed until two days later and then was lost.

Koecher is originally from Amarillo, Texas and graduated from Amarillo High School in 1998.

He went on to graduate from the University of Utah.
He had been living in Salt Lake City, Utah and working for the online division of the Salt Lake Tribune.

Then he quit his job and moved to St. George in April 2009 where he was having trouble finding a job and may have gone to Las Vegas to seek employment.
Koecher is a devout Mormon and did not drink alcohol or use drugs, as per his religious beliefs.

There was some speculation that Koecher's disappearance was connected to the December 2009 disappearance of Susan Powell.

Koecher was about the same age as Powell, and disappeared from the same state at approximately the same time, investigators looked into the possibility that their disappearances were linked.
Authorities could find no connection between the disappearances and no evidence that the two of them knew each other.

Koecher's parents stated there is no indication that he committed suicide or planned to walk out of his life.

Authorities can't find any evidence of foul play. 

He was having financial problems at the time of his disappearance due to his unemployment, but his loved ones don't know what could have caused him to vanish. 

His father died in February 2011, suddenly of natural causes.

At the time of his disappearance he was 6'0" tall, 180 lbs, with Strawberry Blonde and Blue.