Seattle Police have confirmed {that a} physique has been discovered within the seek for lacking girl Leticia Martinez, who was final seen March 31 at a Mariners baseball recreation.
On April 5, police issued a follow-up lacking individual alert for Martinez, also referred to as Martinez-Cosman, and known as on the general public to assist discover her.
The alert stated: “Seattle Police detectives are asking for the general public’s assist in finding Leticia Martinez-Cosman who was final seen Friday night on March thirty first at T-Cellular Park throughout the Seattle Mariners recreation.
“Martinez-Cosman has not contacted her household since. Martinez-Cosman is a 58-year-old feminine with inexperienced eyes and brown hair. Martinez-Cosman is roughly 5’9″ inches tall and weighs roughly 135 kilos.”
In an replace the next day, police stated that they had arrested a 46-year-old male suspect in reference to the investigation.
Police stated he was booked into King County Jail (KCJ) for an investigation into homicide and kidnapping. The suspect was additionally booked into KCJ for an investigation into theft and assault.
In response to a report by Fox 13, whereas looking for the 58-year-old, a physique was present in a wooded space between Talbot Street and State Route 167 in Renton on April 12.
Police haven’t but confirmed that the physique is Martinez however have stated the physique is linked to the investigation.
The Fox 13 report additionally went on to say the 46-year-old arrested was Brett Gitchel, who was with Martinez on the baseball recreation.
“Inside a 3 days interval, Brett Gitchel was the final individual to be seen with Leticia Martinez-Cosman,” courtroom paperwork seen by the publication stated.
“Brett Gitchel would drive Leticia’s automobile to a distant space exterior Seattle for a brief time frame the following day, kidnap and try and kill her son and burn Leticia’s automobile.”
In response to the report, prosecutors have alleged that Gitchel tried to kidnap Martinez’s son on April 2.
It’s alleged that Gitchel knocked on his bed room door from inside the home and stated that his mom had been harm in a fall and that he may take him to the hospital to see her.
Through the automotive experience, Gitchel allegedly tried to place a bag over Martinez’s son’s head so as to choke him. Her son fought again, bit him and was capable of escape and conceal within the woods.
Court docket paperwork have stated that Gitchel had wounds on his fingers that scabbed or chunk marks, in accordance with the Fox 13 report.
On April 2, round 6:40 A.M. Martinez’s automotive, a Honda CRV that she took to the baseball recreation, was discovered burning on the facet of the street close to Lewis Park and north Beacon Hill.
Court docket paperwork have recommended the fireplace was deliberately set from the passenger’s facet and an “unknown accelerant” was used.”
Newsweek has contacted the Seattle Police Division by way of e mail for remark.
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