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On March 10, 2020, the bodies of 4-year-old Zoey Peetz and her 34-year-old mother, Charlene Van Auken, were found on a trail in the 5700 block of Puget Beach Road Northeast in Olympia, Washington. Detectives described the circumstances as suspicious; the Thurston County Coroner’s Office later confirmed both died from gunshot wounds to the head. Investigators determined the victims had been killed elsewhere and their bodies moved to the trail.

Police located Van Auken’s car near Lacey Elementary School and reported blood stains and a bullet hole in Zoey’s car seat, indicating the child had been shot while strapped in her seat. A primary suspect in the double homicide, Nick Denham, was arrested on March 12, 2020.

Who has information about Charlene or Zoey’s movements before March 10, 2020, or about the area near Puget Beach Road Northeast that could help fill gaps in the timeline?