Charlene Van Auken

Death by Force

In the quiet woods near Tolmie State Park in Olympia, Washington, a grim discovery was made on March 10, 2020. The bodies of 34-year-old Charlene Van Auken, a Caucasian female, and her 4-year-old daughter, Zoey Peetz, were found on a trail in the 5700 block of Puget Beach Road Northeast. Both had been fatally shot in the head, with Charlene's wound being a contact gunshot wound. The heartbreaking event sent shockwaves through the community and left family and friends mourning the senseless loss ...Read More

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Olympia man found guilty of 2020 double-homicide - KIRO 7

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