Bodies of missing Wash. couple believed found

EVERETT, Wash. -- Authorities say they have found bodies they believe to be a missing Washington state couple.

The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office says they were found in a remote spot north of Seattle near the couple's home.

Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Shari Ireton said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon that suspect Tony Clyde Reed provided information that helped detectives pinpoint the location.

Monique Patenaude and her husband, Patrick Shunn, were last seen alive April 11.

Reed appeared in Snohomish County Superior Court earlier Tuesday and entered not guilty pleas to two counts of premeditated first-degree murder and unlawful firearm possession. He surrendered last week at the U.S.-Mexico border after a monthlong manhunt.

Investigators are still searching for Reed's brother, John Blaine Reed, who had lived near the couple near Oso, about 50 miles northeast of Seattle. Authorities have said John Reed had been involved in a property dispute with the couple.

John Reed, a former neighbor, had been involved in a contentious property dispute with the couple, court documents show.

Authorities said both brothers fled to Mexico after the alleged murders.

A lawyer for Tony Clyde Reed told the Daily Herald in Everett, Washington, on Monday that his client turned himself to answer the allegations against him.

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

The Snohomish County medical examiner's office will determine the bodies' identities and causes of death.