On the morning of March 18, 2019, Travis E. Seiber, 47, was found dead in his home on State Route 506 in Ryderwood, Washington, having suffered a fatal gunshot wound. Authorities ruled his death a homicide and the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation.

Investigators say the killing grew out of a planned robbery. Prosecutors identified two people from Centralia, Anthony Depuisaye-Greene and his girlfriend Elizabeth Rogan, as having plotted to rob Seiber. Rogan, who had first met Seiber through a dating app in 2014 and reconnected briefly in January 2019, allegedly gained entry by asking to use the bathroom while Depuisaye-Greene attempted to come in. A struggle at a backdoor reportedly ended when Depuisaye-Greene shot Seiber in the face. Forensic testing later tied a firearm seized from the couple’s home to the fatal shot, and Rogan subsequently admitted involvement in the plan.

Selon court filings, Depuisaye-Greene pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and related charges in December 2020; Rogan was scheduled for sentencing for her role in the homicide. Did anyone in the Ryderwood or Centralia areas know Seiber or recall contacts between him and Rogan in early 2019?