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]

I don't think we have a TOD for Dave do we? Someone tied him up and shot him in the head. Could he have come home and discovered them ransacking his property and they overpowered him and tied him up then shot him and set the place alight heading to the other cabin to get that one lit as a distraction. When was Dave last seen or spoken to on that day? We know less than we know about Troy.

No, pretty sure not any TOD that anyone could be sure of. Anything is possible. Imo since he was such a creature of habit as to hanging at the resortt bar most nights, many would know this and likely know the home to be unoccupied if someone wanted to either ransack it or lay in wait for him. I tend to lean towards the fact he worked there, had upset most, ratted on them or so it sounds, and he was upset when other workers stayed on when they went ahead against what it was said were stop work orders basically by officials... I think it relates to this most likely and/or someone followed him from the bar or did lay for him. I don't see honestly why you'd frequent a bar when you are on the outs with the owners and so on. I don't even know though that he WAS there that night, didn't RC think it likely as it was a usual habit for him? He could have went anywhere for all we know or had anything going on OR never went anywhere at all.

I'd have to assume and think LE knows far more than us BUT they've done nothing and charged no one and giving no such further info in 15+ years right? Has anyone tried FOIAs with them? I'd say they'd better get active on these cases, give some info or call them cold and provide what they do have. Not sure it works that way but that's what i'd say should be done at this point.

Has RC or family or anyone gotten someone on these cases? There are several YTers who get after these records, interviews and more and request them, there is also the doc guy who I think is Twitter many of them rely on who gets such stuff.

 

[Tresir]

Just checking in on the thread to see if we have any updates at all.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I thought when I saw activity we did but then it was you wondering what I am lol. So the cases come in, and now no one around nor any discussion on them. That's the way it goes with cases I guess, hot with talk amongst some and then cold and no one discussing.

I just did that with Morphew. That arguably has been my top case (of many these last years) but when quiet or nothing new or discussion and others have come on the radar for cases, I don't forget ever but quieter with no news or someone else not there to discuss with, etc.

These two are old but new to us and were interesting but then all interest just drops. I look for new posts and activity on cases, how I just ended up here. We all have lives and maybe red clover is busy. I'm still keen on discussing them though or any cases and keeping them active, in the "news" or on threads but that takes being reminded and seeing new posts on such too. Especially with those I never knew of or followed from the get go.