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Opened Jun 17, 2025 by Alisia Leon@alisialeon3418
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Manhunt for Travis Decker Narrows in on Remote Trail After Tip Off


The search for a father-of-three implicated of killing his daughters has narrowed in on a remote mountain path in Washington State after hikers tipped off cops.

Travis Decker, 32, is implicated of killing his daughters, Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia Decker, 5, whose bodies were discovered at a campsite in Leavenworth, after he working to return them to their mom in Wenatchee following a scheduled three-hour visit.

A pointer from hikers has actually offered police brand-new hope on finding Decker alive after witnesses reported an only individual who seemed ill-prepared for the conditions.

The Chelan County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday that tracking groups responded instantly, and a helicopter crew identified an off-trail hiker by themselves near Colchuck Lake, in a popular Cascade Range backpacking location called The Enchantments.

As authorities look for Decker, who is thought to be psychologically unstable, residents have been alerted that he might be dangerous due to his military background.

Late Monday night an alert was provided to locals in the Ingalls Creek and the Valleyhi community to lock homes and cars and to be on the lookout for Decker.

'Residents and visitors are urged to protect homes and lorries, stay alert, and report any suspicious activity to 911,' an alert said.

'A heightened law enforcement presence will persist as a preventive measure.'

Travis Decker, 32, is implicated of killing his children, Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia Decker, 5, after he failed to return them back to their mother following a scheduled three-hour visit in Washington on Friday

Chelan County Sheriff's Office deputies discovered the girls' bodies about 75 to 100 lawns from Decker's truck at a campground. Police think the girls died from asphyxiation and reported that their wrists were zip-tied, court documents said

The large land surrounding Colchuck Lake is now an area of interest to authorities

Decker joined the Army in 2013. He served in Afghanistan before transferring to the Washington National Guard in 2021, Karina Shagren, communications director for the Washington Military Department, validated to the Daily Mail.

He was a full-time member of the Guard until 2023 or 2024, when he changed to part-time.

Decker stopped going to compulsory month-to-month drills a little over a year back, and the Guard was in the procedure of a disciplinary discharge.

He likely has advanced combat training and was an airborne paratrooper who made the elite rank of 'Ranger,' suggesting he would have excellent wilderness and survival skills, Fox 13 Seattle reported, citing social networks posts.

It is unidentified if the veteran is presently armed, but local law enforcement warned people from approaching him.

Authorities swarmed the Rock Island Campground on Monday evening after finding Decker's truck.

Chelan County Sheriff's Office deputies discovered the girls' bodies about 75 to 100 yards from the truck. Police think the girls passed away from asphyxiation and reported that their wrists were zip-tied, court documents said.

Decker's truck also had two bloody handprints on the tailgate, and inside were personal items including blankets, food, automobile seats, and a wallet on the center console.

The campground likewise showed signs of recent activity, with a tent and a cooler situated a brief distance away, however Decker was no place to be discovered.

Decker tried to repair the broken marital relationship with his ex-wife Whitney (pictured with daughters) just a week before he supposedly suffocated and killed their three young children in Washington State

The sisters' lifeless bodies were discovered at a camping area in Leavenworth recently, about 20 miles from their home

The ladies' mother, Whitney Decker, who is divorced from the veteran, told cops that he had selected the girls up around 5pm however had not returned them by 8pm, and his phone went straight to voicemail, court documents said.

Detectives said she 'revealed concern due to the fact that Decker supposedly has never done this before and ... is currently experiencing some mental health issues.'

She likewise told police authorities that Decker was identified with borderline personality disorder and believes he did not take medication for the condition, according to court documents.

The father-of-three was expected to look for mental health treatment and anger management therapy as part of a parenting plan, however there was no indication he had actually followed through with the strategy - which he declined to sign, the court files reveal.

Still, Whitney told police she did not believe her ex was unsafe and stated he enjoyed his children.

She said the girls had a 'excellent relationship with Decker and enjoy their time with him,' and kept in mind that he had actually never ever stopped working to return the women before, according to a cops affidavit.

Whitney added that when Decker went to select up the women for the visit on Friday, he was 'quieter than normal' which was 'out of character' for him.

He had also apparently been discussing getting rid of his pet dog due to housing and financial battles.

When Decker failed to return with the ladies that night, Whitney reported them missing out on.

'What prompted her to call us was that ... he was late returning the ladies and had actually not interacted to her that he was going to be late, which was his common fashion and so this ran out the normal,' Captain Brian Chance stated.

A helicopter crew spotted a rogue hiker off-trail near Colchuck Lake (imagined) in the popular Cascade Range backpacking area named The Enchantments

Snohomish County Sheriff's Special Operations, in coordination with the Snohomish County Region 1 SWAT team and Air Support Unit, have come together in a unified effort to support the Chelan County Sheriff's Office

Her lawyer, Arianna Cozart, said in a statement on her behalf to the Seattle Times that 'something broke inside' her daughters' father.

'He plainly had some sort of break and everything that he had actually been living with, whatever that had actually been shut in within him for so long as far as injury, just won out,' the statement read.

The declaration included that Whitney believed an Amber Alert should've been provided after the girls disappeared due to Decker's complex PTSD and borderline character condition.

Chilling warnings everyone missed out on before 'killer' papa Travis Decker 'killed his 3 daughters'

Washington State Patrol was contacted to request an Amber Alert, however it did not meet the needed requirements, Wenatchee Police said.

The doing not have criteria were believed kidnapping and impending peril of death or major injury, said Chris Loftis, director of public affairs for the state patrol.

'In this case, it was a parent with custodial privileges, and the children had not been returned home on time. But that's a rather common incident and not something where you just immediately presume kidnapping,' he said.

He added that there was no indication Decker would hurt them.

'We're individuals too, you know, so the loss of a child, the loss of two kids, the loss of three kids is ... ravaging,' Loftis stated. 'Everybody always wants to how we can enhance.'

Wenatchee detectives got in touch with the patrol with additional information that led to the issuance of an Endangered Missing Person Alert (EMPA).

State cops later on dropped the EMPA without launching a public factor. The following day, the Wenatchee Police Department announced the women' deaths.

Whitney likewise specified in September divorce procedures that he had been 'having a hard time to maintain stability' given that they separated and it was starting to impact their children.

The Chelan County Sheriff's Office alerted that Decker could be armed and not to approach him

The search for 32-year-old Decker heightened today, as more than 100 Chelan County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) officers scoured numerous square miles of the Rock Island Campground in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Park in the Cascade Mountains

She said that at times he would have the women sleep at an armory while he remained in the National Guard, regardless of her objections, according to the Seattle Times.

She also said Decker was susceptible to 'outbursts' and would enter into her house shouting for the girls, whom he would sometimes stop working to get after guaranteeing to do so.

In one circumstances, Whitney composed that her youngest daughter, Olivia, called her crying during a go to with Decker and stated she could not find her daddy - before Evelyn got home with welts in between her legs.

'I do not want to keep Travis from the ladies at all,' Whitney composed in the court filing. 'To the contrary, I have bent over in reverse to assist in that relationship.

'But I can not have our ladies staying in what is basically a homeless shelter, at times not being watched, with lots of odd males or staying in a camping tent or living in his truck with him, both in extreme temperatures and unknown locations for their security.'

The girls' maternal granny likewise composed that Decker would drop off the ladies at inconsistent times, and they would in some cases be upset or sobbing when they returned home.

'They are all happy, clever, well-adjusted girls with the exception of when Travis brings them back to me after his visitations,' she wrote, according to the Seattle Times.

On Tuesday last week, a judge released a warrant for Decker's arrest and ordered that he be held without bail.

Decker faces three counts of first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping in connection with his daughter's deaths

A GoFundMe was launched for Whitney as she comes to grips with the awful deaths of her daughters

Decker is referred to as 5-foot-8 and 190 pounds, with black hair worn in a ponytail and brown eyes.

He is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping.

Meanwhile, a GoFundMe set up for Whitney had actually raised over $1 million as of Tuesday evening.

'These girls held true light in this world and it is a darker place without them. I will miss seeing their sweet little faces,' a note on the fundraising page read.

'Send Whitney all of your prayers, love and support. Take a while to today to tell somebody you love them.'
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