Bodies of Murdered Couple Found

Investigators believe they have found the bodies of a couple with ties to Oregon City.

Deputies with the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office were acting on information they received from Tony Reed, one of two brothers charges with the murder of Oregon City native Patrick Shunn and his wife, Monique Patenaude.

The bodies were located in a remote area a few miles north of where the couple lived.

The sheriff's office says that information from Reed "helped them pinpoint the exact location of the bodies.

Tony Reed, one of two brothers charged with the murder of a couple tied to Oregon City, made his first appearance in court Tuesday afternoon.

He pleaded not guilty and is being held on $5 million bail.

Authorities believe Reed and his brother John fled to Mexico after the April murders of Shunn and Patenaude.

Officials say they believe John Reed is still at large in Mexico.

Tony Reed contacted officials and agreed to turn himself in as he crossed the border back into the United States.

He was returned to Washington late last week and is expected to appear in Snohomish County Court at 1 p.m..

Reed's lawyer, James Kirkham, told the Herald of Everett, that his client is "sympathetic with the family that the bodies haven't been found" but wouldn't say if his client could help find them.

"My client is innocent of the first-degree murder charges," he said. “He's here to defend himself.”