Sheriff: Blood sample taken from crime scene belonged to Travis Decker
CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON, JUN 27 – Chelan County Sheriff confirms DNA evidence links Travis Decker to the crime scene where his three daughters were found suffocated, intensifying the ongoing manhunt for the suspect.
- On June 2, 2025, the bodies of Travis Decker's three daughters were found close to his deserted vehicle at a remote campsite in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state.
- Decker, accused of murdering his daughters after failing to return them during court-ordered visitation beginning May 30, is now the focus of a widespread manhunt.
- Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison confirmed that DNA from bloodstains and a pair of bloodied handprints found on the truck belonging to Travis Decker matched him, ruling out the presence of others at the crime scene.
- Experts have shifted the search strategy to include recovery efforts, acknowledging Decker may be hiding or possibly deceased in the rugged Kittitas County wilderness.
- Law enforcement will continue searching until Decker is found and justice is served to help his family and community find peace.
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Neighbors of Decker family share new information leading up to children’s disappearance
CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. – Neighbors have shared new insights regarding the Chelan County father accused of killing his three young daughters. Travis Decker, described as an enthusiastic "girl dad," often took his daughters on camping trips, according to a neighbor who spoke to People Magazine. The neighbor recalled seeing Decker pick up his daughters, Peyton,
Travis Decker's ex-wife makes gut-wrenching new statement about 'killer' dad
TRAVIS Decker’s ex-wife wants him found by any means necessary as authorities continue to search for the father accused of murdering his three daughters. Decker, 32, has been missing since the bodies of his daughters, Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 5, were found near his truck at a campsite in Washington on June 2. Facebook/chelancountysheriffsofficeTravis Decker’s ex-wife wants him found dead or alive[/caption] GoFundMeThe father is accused …
Search of Cascades yields no trace of fugitive Travis Decker
Not a single piece of DNA collected from evidence found by tactical teams deep inside the mountains near the city of Leavenworth and Blewett Pass over the last several weeks has matched the DNA of Travis Decker, according to Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison. The announcement means between late May—when deputies discovered the bodies of Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia Decker at a remote campsite—and now, investigators have zero proof that Decker, t…
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