Ashley Williams, 34, was a mother who struggled with addiction. Deana Powell is a foster parent who adopted two of her children – children who today are asking very difficult questions. "She really, really tried to get sober and it was a hard road for her,” Powell said. "For me that's probably the most heartbreaking part is just thinking about how connected [her children] still feel to her and that they are not going to see her." Brandon Gerner and Joshua Jones were arrested earlier this month in connection to the killings of Robert Leroy Frederick Riley, 57, and Ashley Nicole Williams, 34. They were found in the bushes on Nov. 16, 2023, under trash and debris in Maple Valley. READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/maple-valley-double-homicide-arrests-reaction/281-24afb3b3-4f56-429f-b59b-54df1fea22a3