Noelle K. Staneart, 46, was found dead inside her small waterfront rental home in Diamond Point, Washington, on March 31, 2004. A friend discovered her body and the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office determined her death was not natural; the cause of death was later ruled homicidal violence.

Investigators identified her estranged husband, William Bill Staneart, as a person of interest. He was located in Poulsbo and arrested the next day on unrelated charges, including a Kitsap County warrant for failing to appear on a drunken-driving charge and a Clallam County warrant for violating a no-contact order that had been protecting Noelle. Court records cited a history of domestic violence between the couple.

The Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney’s office charged William Staneart with second-degree murder in connection with Noelle’s death. Does anyone in the Diamond Point area remember Noelle or have information about the relationship that could help clarify what happened?