OSO – Detectives have found the remains of one man and one woman in the Oso area.
They have reason to believe the bodies are of 45-year-old Patrick Shunn and his wife, 46-year-old Monique Patenaude.
The bodies were located in a remote area a few miles north of Shunn’s and Patenaude’s residence, near where the victim’s vehicles had been recovered.
Detectives confirmed that information they received from Tony Reed, a suspect in the investigation, helped them find the bodies.
Reed was taken into custody on May 16 at the U.S./Mexico border after turning himself in. He was transported and booked into the Snohomish County jail in Everett on May 21.
Reed, 49, is charged with helping his brother, John Blaine Reed, 53, with the murder of Oso residents Shunn and Patenaude in April.
The brothers fled to Mexico via Ellensburg and Arizona after the murder.
The Snohomish County medical examiner will confirm the identities, cause and manner of death of the decedents.
Timeline of investigation
April 12 – Shunn and Patenaude are reported missing to the sheriff’s office by neighbors. Shunn was last seen at his workplace in Kirkland April 11. Patenaude was last seen around 1 p.m. also April 11 near the couple’s residence at the 27800 block of Whitman Road.
April 14 – Two vehicles belonging to Shunn and Patenaude are located in a remote, wooded area in the Oso area.
April 15 – Detectives search the vehicles and the area where they were located.
April 17 – Sheriff Ty Trenary announces that probable cause has been established for the arrest of the Reed brothers, who are suspected of murdering Shunn and Patenaude.
April 18 – One of the vehicles driven by the Reed brothers is located in Phoenix, Ariz. The Reed brothers are believed to have crossed the border into Mexico.
April 20 – Several properties in Ellensburg are searched by detectives, including the residence belonging to the parents of the Reed brothers, two storage units and the residence of Tony Reed.
May 16 – Tony Reed gives himself up and is taken into custody at the U.S./Mexico border and booked into San Diego County Jail.
May 21 – Tony Reed is booked into the Snohomish County Jail in Everett.
May 24 – Two bodies are recovered in the Oso area. They are believed to be Shunn and Patenaude. Tony Reed provided the needed information.
