Docs: Suspect in Leticia Martinez' disappearance 'tried to murder her son' before torching her car FOX13
. The suspect arrested in connection to her disappearance has also been officially linked to her son's kidnapping, according to court documents.with 46-year-old Brett Gitchel. She took a selfie of her and Gitchel, sending it to her family.
That was the last time she was seen alive, and Gitchel has been arrested in connection to her disappearance. "Within a three days period, Brett Gitchel was the last person to be seen with Leticia Martinez-Cosman. Brett Gitchel would drive Leticia's vehicle to a remote area outside Seattle for a short period of time the next day, kidnap and attempt to kill her son and burn Leticia's vehicle," court documents said. Prosecutors allege that Gitchel was the man who Martinez' son came in contact with in the early morning hours of April 2.
Sometime during the car ride, the man parked the vehicle and tried to put a bag over Martinez' son's head in an effort to choke him. The man then used his forearm, when that didn't work.Court documents say Gitchel was that man. He had wounds on his hands that look to be scabbed or bite marks. It's unclear if a warrant has been issued for a DNA sample to see if the wounds were caused by her son fighting back.
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