Brandy Pickard of Washougal, Wash., pauses to honor the memory of Meshay "Karmen" Melendez, 27, and her daughter, Layla Stewart, 7, along Wooding Road in Washougal, Wash., Thursday, May 23, 2023. The man named as a person of interest in the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend and her 7-year-old daughter was charged with two counts of murder in their deaths, police in Washington state said Friday, March 31, 2023. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian via AP, File)
