On November 16, 2023, the bodies of two people were found concealed under trash and debris in bushes near Southeast 252nd Street and 238th Avenue Southeast in Maple Valley, Washington. The victims were identified as 57-year-old Robert Leroy Frederick Riley and 34-year-old Ashley Nicole Williams. The King County Medical Examiner ruled Riley’s death a homicide from a gunshot wound to the chest; Williams had been shot and suffered more than 20 stab wounds.

Investigators tied the killings to a property in the 22600 block of Southeast 216th Place and say the violence may have begun after a drug deal went wrong. Three suspects were linked to the case: Brandon Joseph Gerner, 41; Joshua C. Jones, 34; and 45-year-old Kody Olsen, who died in a separate December 2023 shootout with sheriff’s deputies. Prosecutors charged Gerner with first-degree murder in Williams’s death and second-degree murder in Riley’s death, plus first-degree animal cruelty and unlawful possession of a firearm. Jones was charged with two counts of first-degree felony rendering criminal assistance for allegedly helping hide the bodies. Court documents allege Gerner told Olsen to shoot Riley and that Williams was killed because she witnessed Riley’s murder. Gerner and Jones have pleaded not guilty.

Does anyone have information about Riley, Williams, or activity near Southeast 216th Place that could help investigators?