By Seamus McGraw

July 19,2006

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SEATTLE, Wash. (Crime Library) — More than a week after their bodies were found along a remote trail in the Baker-Snoqualamie National Forest, investigators probing the slayings of a mother and her 27-year-old daughter are still not prepared to say whether they are any closer to nabbing the killers.

Over the past few days, the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office has received more than 100 tips on the shooting death of 57-year-old Mary Cooper and her daughter, Susanna Stodden, said Deputy Dave Hayes, a spokesman for the department. So far, if any have yielded promising leads, the department is keeping them to itself.

In a statement released Tuesday, the department offered little new information on the case, which has riveted the Seattle area community where the women made their home, and has sent shockwaves into the larger community of avid outdoors enthusiasts to which the women belonged.

But authorities did confirm to Crime Library that they are actively pursing one angle. Investigators have identified the owner of the last of three cars parked near the trail head not far from where the women's bodies were found. One of the cars belonged to the victim, and the driver of a second car also parked there around the time authorities believed the slayings occurred also has been questioned. But authorities have not yet completed their probe of the third car and its driver

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