From what I have gathered both men were shot in the head. I have speculated that IF they are connected that the same ammunition could have been used, possibly in two different weapons.
DAVE
David had smoke in his lungs per reports I have seen which indicates to me that he had been shot & was still alive when the fire was started but official police & autopsy reports have never been released. David had a landline 541-482-6017.
I met with Dave's gf MW last Sunday. It was a great chat. Not particularly investigative but we did talk about a few details.
She & David had been in touch with each other that week and she had told him she would call him after work on Wednesday the 3rd.
She said she tried calling and left messages on his answering machine (which she confirmed was physical rather than through the phone company)
She told me that although she had been expecting to talk with him she thought that maybe he was spending time with his youngest son who turned 12 that week or she would have gone up there to his cabin.
She also said she was alerted to the fire by a mutual friend, RN, who called her between 3-4 am asking if Dave was there with her... He was not...
She said she went up to his cabin but his driveway was blocked by emergency vehicles so she went to Shale City Road and came onto the property. She said emergency services personnel, LE/Fire didn't stop her from walking around...
Later she said LE did say something to her. I don't think anyone was aware at the time she was walking around that David was in there...
She told me she went in for 2-3 polygraphs and was interviewed extensively. She said there was one odd thing, LE didn't have a record of her phone calls to him on the evening of the 3rd.
I briefly thought perhaps his phone lines had been cut or his phone service was interrupted but she said she remembered leaving him a message on his voicemail/answering machine.
MW also shared with me that she has the same concerns about the relative that I have suspected.
Over the last 15+ years this person has harassed Dave's gf, in their own words, "...directly, indirectly, and certainly by means unknown...".
Dave had warned her specifically that this relative was crazy and not to have anything to do with them-- which she has not, no matter how hurtful the behavior and accusations over the last 15+ years.
TROY
Troy's mom has said his cell phone was found wrapped up and tucked neatly in his shoe. It was dead by the time LE found him on the afternoon September 4 2008. LE charged his phone and saw all the missed calls from his mom and were able to contact her on the 5th.
I clarified with LW, Troy's mom when Troy arrived to stay on the Greenway as 1-2 days before his mom last spoke to him on September 1st.
He called her around 9:30 pm on the 30th or 31st saying he was camping on the greenway and hoping to catch a ride out overnight.
Before that she spoke with him on his birthday August 26th. It is also my understanding that Troy went to see his (ex)wife EC between the 26th and 1st.
My understanding is that the wife, EC, told Troy that although she had filed for divorce after he had left the valley approximately 10 years earlier, she had not followed through or showed up for court so they were still technically married.
From the publicly available information I have seen, this woman has a child, also EC, now 27 who is named after her mother and does not have the last name Carney.
I did the math and since we don't know the exact timeline that Troy & EC were together it's
possible that this child could be TDC's.
It's also possible that EC became involved with someone else and that's why TDC left town. Purely my speculation as LW doesn't know the history or nature of their relationship.
Apparently this marriage was something that Troy didn't disclose to his mom until YEARS later. The woman was significantly older than Troy, about 9 years.
From what I can see on public records, It looks like he was around 30 and she was around 39 when they were together. I haven't checked marriage records.
This woman still lives locally a few miles away from me and as it turns out, my daughter is familiar with her older son UC as he is around the same age and grew up locally.
LW has said that she thinks EC was somehow related to the family of GG. I have not found this connection yet, it could possibly be through the wife of GG.
LW said he had been staying with his friend GG, & that he had left without saying anything after becoming uncomfortable with another houseguest.
I have researched this G family recently and they appear to be
BAD news.
Multiple individuals of the same family with arrests & convictions for child sexual abuse, stalking a child, domestic abuse, DUII, etc...
I found a very graphic & disturbing YouTube video by Justice Jes on two of the G family brothers who live in the Medford Oregon area
It could be Troy saw something he was uncomfortable with while a houseguest at GG's.
Troy's mom has speculated recently that perhaps these individuals could have harmed Troy.
Of course we don't know...
More investigation is definitely necessary