Remains found in Washington state are of Travis Decker, wanted in daughters’ killings, officials say
Travis Decker, a former Army infantryman, was found dead after a three-month search following the murder of his three daughters, officials said.
- Travis Decker, a 32-year-old former Army infantryman, was wanted for the deaths of his three young daughters, whose bodies were found in early June near Leavenworth, Washington.
- Decker failed to return the girls after a scheduled visit, and his former wife reported worsening mental health issues about a year prior to the deaths.
- Authorities conducted a months-long search involving over 100 officials across hundreds of square miles of remote, mountainous terrain using land, air, and water resources.
- Forensic tests confirmed Decker's remains were found this month less than a mile from where the girls' bodies were discovered, and an autopsy ruled the cause of death as suffocation.
- The discovery and identification of Decker's remains concluded the extensive search and underscored the tragic end to the case, which had included a $20,000 reward offered to anyone providing tips that would help authorities apprehend him.
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Human remains found in Washington State identified as father accused of killing his three daughters
Travis Decker, 32, had been wanted since 2 June when an officer found his truck and the bodies of his three daughters - nine-year-old Paityn Decker, eight-year-old Evelyn Decker and five-year-old Olivia Decker - at a campsite on 2 June.
Human Remains in Washington State Identified as Travis Decker, Wanted for Killing His Daughters
WENATCHEE, Wash.—Forensic tests confirmed that human remains found on a remote mountain in Washington state this month were those of Travis Decker, a former soldier wanted for killing his three young daughters last spring, officials confirmed Thursday. His remains were discovered on a steep, remote, wooded slope part way up Grindstone Mountain in central Washington, less than a mile (1.6 km) from the campsite where the bodies of 9-year-old Paity…
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