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Cathleen Kochheiser

Case from Thurston County, WA dated Apr 24, 2025

Victim Details

Cathleen Kochheiser

Female

Thurston County

WA

2025-04-24

62

Cathleen

Kochheiser

07/14/2026

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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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  • The Daily Chronicle: Woman who died after being shot in Capitol Forest identified as Olympia woman  - The Daily Chronicle
  • Cathleen Kochheiser, age 62 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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