DAVID "DAVE" EDWIN LEWIS: Murder & arson 13 miles east of Ashland, OR - 4 September 2008

David "Dave" Lewis was a 46 year old father of three. A jack of all trades and good man in any camp, Dave was well known and well respected in his mountain community where he lived on the summit of Dead Indian Memorial Road, 13 miles east of Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon for more than 20 years.

David was found dead after a fire at his rural cabin at 12801 Dead Indian Memorial Road. He had been murdered, shot & the cabin set fire.

David's remains were identified by DNA. There was also ANOTHER FIRE near Dave's cabin that same night, at a vacant vacation cabin at 18196 Dead Indian Memorial Road, about 5-6 miles away.

Edited to add media link: Dave Lewis was found murdered in his rural cabin east of Ashland, Oregon in 2008. His murder remains UNSOLVED!

 

[GrandmaBear]

@Red Clover told me. LOL. I have tried to check it out on the property assessor's site but it is just not user friendly. I posted the link it was bought in 2022 though, just didn't know by whom, so a long time after the murder and arson.

She bought it in 2022 or it sold again in 2022 from her to someone else?

I swear it was said she bought it but then later in this thread that it was someone else's and maybe that explains it depending on what year was being referred to in each instance.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I always thought that the wolverine mask was found AFTER the fire at Troy's campsite. Maybe I misunderstood. It's been reported that LE got DNA from the mask and determined the guy wasn't a suspect.

Wow so they did rule someone out. Imagine that lol. Since overall they've basically done no such thing, ruled no one out nor anyone in but wolverine mask guy they did? I don't see how except maybe solid alibi.

 

[Tresir]

I always thought that the wolverine mask was found AFTER the fire at Troy's campsite. Maybe I misunderstood. It's been reported that LE got DNA from the mask and determined the guy wasn't a suspect.

Well I assumed it was before or it would have been destroyed, presumably, but i am just supposing that.

 

[Tresir]

She bought it in 2022 or it sold again in 2022 from her to someone else?

I swear it was said she bought it but then later in this thread that it was someone else's and maybe that explains it depending on what year was being referred to in each instance.

Bought in 2022 I believe. There was no record of a sale before that I could find, only that the property had been up for sale for higher amounts in prior years. I thought I posted the Agent link.

 

[Red Clover]

Well I assumed it was before or it would have been destroyed, presumably, but i am just supposing that.

I just reread it and I think you're right although it's not specifically stated.

 

[Tresir]

Wow so they did rule someone out. Imagine that lol. Since overall they've basically done no such thing, ruled no one out nor anyone in but wolverine mask guy they did? I don't see how except maybe solid alibi.

Does that mean Wolverine DNA is Troy's killer possibly? Have they tracked that DNA down now? Especially with all the advancements since 2008.

ETA ignore this - I am really getting confused. Wolverine guy was tracked down and cleared so has nothing to do with it. Wonder if he was a witness to anything odd though around that campsite?

 

[Regina]

I have to even wonder if he was killed at home now after reading some other things. Or even if he was taken there to be killed but was already under someone else's control...

There's a lot to interpret, that's for sure.
And how about the info that his vehicle doors were open and his boom-truck was "out of place"? And that his tools were scattered on the driveway and his fishing pole was on the ground?
The friend in the video thinks the scene was disguised but I'm not sure...
Anyway, it's very startling to hear what the man said David told him!

 

[Tresir]

I know all that. I don't know though exactly what I said in my post that you are responding to here? I don't think I said differently or even talked of this did I?

You said

"Another things is every time I read he expected the person to show up, I sense it to mean on his doorstep in broad daylight unannounced maybe but not in the dark of the middle of the night to kill and torch him while starting with another man camping near a Pilot how far away and then torching another cabin on the way days later."

I was just correcting your bit that I bolded/underlined see above. You made it sound like Troy and Dave were murdered the same night and the two cabins were torched days apart. It was the other way round. Troy and Dave were killed days apart but the cabins were torched minutes/hours apart, the same day.

It's ok, these cases are way out there and I am still trying to get these two straight in my mind. I mean it is possible timewise that Dave shot Troy even, but not sure what the motive was at all for Troy to be killed. There is possibly more enemies that Dave may have had.

I haven't even started looking at the other case yet as that sounds like it was a gruesome beheading FFS.

 

[Red Clover]

Bought in 2022 I believe. There was no record of a sale before that I could find, only that the property had been up for sale for higher amounts in prior years. I thought I posted the Agent link.

It was purchased from the same folks that had been the owners for decades, the same folks David was caretaking the property for.

 

[Tresir]

There's a lot to interpret, that's for sure.
And how about the info that his vehicle doors were open and his boom-truck was "out of place"? And that his tools were scattered on the driveway and his fishing pole was on the ground?
The friend in the video thinks the scene was disguised but I'm not sure...
Anyway, it's very startling to hear what the man said David told him!

I think that guy in the video may have been an actor playing the part of a local. After I watched it some links came up that made me think that. But, as for what he said, I can't dispute or confirm.

 

[Tresir]

It was purchased from the same folks that had been the owners for decades, the same folks David was caretaking the property for.

Yes, but I think they must have tried unsuccessfully to sell it previously too based on the trulia link history posted.

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[Regina]

Then someone returned to Troy's camp and set it afire.

The only fact of the matter that I'm aware of is that there was a fire in the vicinity 13 days later.

 

[Tresir]

It was purchased from the same folks that had been the owners for decades, the same folks David was caretaking the property for.

Yep I understand that. (I think )

 

[Tresir]

I know this is an out there theory but is it possible that Dave had some sort of altercation with Troy and killed him. Then after heading back to his cabin he decided to kill himself, so set his cabin up ready and then went to the other cabin and set fire first to give him time to get back and set his and then shot himself once the fire took hold in his cabin. It could explain the smoke in his lungs too if he waited for the fire to really take hold.

Also I am pretty sure they said he was in the bedroom.

 

[Tresir]

Herald & News
September 23 2009

Jackson County Sheriff asks for information about two 2008 deaths

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office is asking for information about two suspicious deaths that occurred Sept. 4, 2008 and are believed to be linked.

www.heraldandnews.com

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office is asking for information about two suspicious deaths that occurred Sept. 4, 2008 and are believed to be linked.

Authorities are looking for associates of David Lewis, 46, and Troy Dean Carney, 44.

[...]
Authorities believe the incidents are linked, but will not disclose the link because it may jeopardize the investigation.

This is strange - they are believed to be linked and are looking for associates of both men. They won't disclose the link.

This was 2009. Perhaps they could disclose the link now in 2024?

What do you all make of it?

 

[Red Clover]

I know this is an out there theory but is it possible that Dave had some sort of altercation with Troy and killed him. Then after heading back to his cabin he decided to kill himself, so set his cabin up ready and then went to the other cabin and set fire first to give him time to get back and set his and then shot himself once the fire took hold in his cabin. It could explain the smoke in his lungs too if he waited for the fire to really take hold.

Also I am pretty sure they said he was in the bedroom.

I mean... anything is possible...

 

[Red Clover]

This is strange - they are believed to be linked and are looking for associates of both men. They won't disclose the link.

This was 2009. Perhaps they could disclose the link now in 2024?

What do you all make of it?

I think if the JCSO decided to share more information with the public it would be incredibly beneficial. I don't want anyone to release anything that blows the case but c'mon, it's been 15.5 years.

People's memories fade and people pass on. The resort owner is an example, I have heard that he has passed. Let's say he's been the POI all these years, why not say that? Why keep it so tight lipped all these years?

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[Regina]

This is strange - they are believed to be linked and are looking for associates of both men. They won't disclose the link.

This was 2009. Perhaps they could disclose the link now in 2024?

What do you all make of it?

I think it could be something revolving around firewood delivery, you know, Troy mentioned a firewood delivery job and David had that boom truck.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Bought in 2022 I believe. There was no record of a sale before that I could find, only that the property had been up for sale for higher amounts in prior years. I thought I posted the Agent link.

You probably did. I don't read every link as you know or I woudln't keep up at all.

Interesting though all these years later but then maybe it was never up for sale until then? Dave never owned it but was just the caretaker.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Does that mean Wolverine DNA is Troy's killer possibly? Have they tracked that DNA down now? Especially with all the advancements since 2008.

ETA ignore this - I am really getting confused. Wolverine guy was tracked down and cleared so has nothing to do with it. Wonder if he was a witness to anything odd though around that campsite?

Yeah he was found but I'd like to know what was strong enough to clear him...