A late‑afternoon single‑vehicle crash on Wild Currant Way in Port Angeles on February 24, 2022, was quickly revealed to be a double homicide. First responders found Bryana Emila Presler, 43, and her partner Clay Lee Haltom, 60, dead inside the car after it struck a tree. Their injuries were inconsistent with a low‑speed collision; the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office reported both had been shot in the back of the head.

The pair had been in a relationship and lived together on Wild Currant Way. The Washington State Patrol Crime Scene Response Team assisted local detectives in processing the cluttered vehicle for evidence. Investigators developed probable cause that Christopher L. Haltom, 41 and the son of Clay Haltom, was solely responsible for the killings; he was found a short distance away and initially arrested on outstanding warrants. In November 2022 Christopher L. Haltom was charged with two counts of first‑degree murder.

Are there readers who knew Bryana or Clay, or who might have information about what happened that afternoon?