Missing woman investigation in Washington leads to unidentified body recovery WSOC TV

May 2024 · 2 minute read

RENTON, Wash. — An investigation into a woman who was last seen at a Mariners baseball game on March 31 in Seattle, Washington, has led detectives to a body recovery.

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Seattle Police Department said Tuesday afternoon a body was recovered in the Renton, Washington area, according to KIRO. Police say the person has not yet been identified. The King County Medical Examiner’s Office is expected to confirm the identity, cause, and manner of death.

The body was recovered during an investigation into missing Leticia Martinez-Cosman, 58. According to the news outlet, she was last seen leaving a Mariners baseball game with Brett Gitchel back on March 31.

Since, Gitchel has been charged with arson, theft, possession of a firearm, kidnapping, and attempted murder for allegedly attempting to kill Martinez-Cosman’s adult son who is disabled, according to KIRO.

In charging documents obtained by the news outlet, Gitchel reportedly picked up Martinez-Cosman’s son a few days later on April 2, and said that his mother was in an accident. The son told investigators that he and Gitchel were in the car together for hours before Gitchel attempted to strangle him in Renton. He was able to escape and call his father who lives out of state.

Hours later, Seattle fire crews were called about a car that was on fire and was traced back to Martinez-Cosman. Gitchel was seen on video footage buying tools that were reportedly needed to set a car on fire. Cell tower data also showed him in the areas where the crimes reportedly happened, KIRO reported.

Martinez-Cosman has reportedly not been found and so far, Gitchel has not been charged in any way in her disappearance, according to the news outlet.

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