In the remote, wooded expanse of Capitol State Forest in rural Thurston County, Washington, a day in late April took a tragic turn for 62-year-old Cathleen Elise Kochheiser. On April 24, 2025, the quiet of the forest was shattered by the sound of a gunshot that would ultimately claim the life of the Olympia woman.
Emergency responders were contacted around 6:30 p.m. regarding a woman with a gunshot wound to her lower chest. Cathleen, a White female, was alive when the initial call for hel
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