By Martin Shwenk Leade

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Travis Decker was on the police radar and a manhunt for him was underway for the past five months after being accused of suffocating his daughters

Months after the bodies of three young sisters were found abandoned in the Washington state wilderness, authorities believe they’ve found the remains of the man accused of killing them: their father. The accused has been identified as Travis Decker.The remains were found in a remote wooded area south of Leavenworth, Washington. “While positive identification has not yet been confirmed, preliminary findings suggest the remains belong to Travis Decker,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement, as reported by CNN.He served in the US Army from March 2013 to July 2021, as per King 5 Seattle. He was deployed to Afghanistan from March to July 2014 and had experience in survival tactics and has lived in the woods for months at a time.ALSO READ: How to witness the Moon, Venus and Regulus in stunning ultraclose conjunction across US. Check tipsWho is Travis Decker’s ex-wife?Police had been searching for Travis Decker since officers found his phone and the bodies of his girls Paityn, Evelyn and Olivia in a remote campground on 2 June. His truck was also found nearby. The 32-year-old Travis Decker was wanted on kidnapping and first-degree murder charges, according to Washington’s Wenatchee Police Department, and officials believed he had been hiding in a remote part of the mountainous and wooded state.Live EventsOn May 30, the mother of the three girls reported them missing after Decker failed to return his daughters to her home in Wenatchee, Washington, following a visit. He also did not take her phone calls. They died from apparent suffocation and their wrists had been bound with zip ties, authorities told CBS News.Travis and his ex-wife, Whitney Decker, divorced in 2024. Whitney cited his “mental instability” as a reason.ALSO READ: Brett James’ heartbreaking Instagram post on ‘Father’s Day’ viral after award-winning songwriter dies in plane tragedy According to the Seattle Times, she wrote in her divorce filing about the “emotional/mental health issues” Travis was experiencing and said it was “the primary catalyst to the end of our marriage and has also affected the girls greatly.”A parenting plan in effect since September 2024 required Travis to seek mental health treatment and domestic violence anger-management counseling, but he had not done so. The affidavit notes he refused to sign the plan.What did Travis Decker do?Travis Decker was on the police radar and a manhunt for him was underway for the past five months after being accused of suffocating his daughters 5-year-old Olivia, 8-year-old Evelyn and 9-year-old Paityn. Their bodies were discovered on June 2 at an abandoned campsite in the Cascade Mountains, with multiple plastic bags over their heads. Zip ties and plastic bags were also found nearby, according to a police affidavit.ALSO READ: Matthew James Ruth killed three policemen in just 2 minutes with AR-15 rifle? Shocking details in Pennsylvania shootingFor weeks, local, state, and federal authorities scoured the rugged Cascade wilderness for Decker, an Army veteran renowned for his survival skills. Search teams used drones, cadaver dogs, swift-water units, and even GoPro cameras, but the mission was hindered by the treacherous terrain—and by Decker’s three-day head start.”It sounds like at times he would go out and would be off-grid for sometimes up to two and a half months,” Sheriff Morrison said after speaking to Decker’s family.The remains were found on Thursday on Grindstone Mountain, a few miles from where Decker’s daughters’ bodies were found in June, reports CBS’ local news partner KIRO-TV. A $20,000 (£14,812) reward had been announced by the US Marshals Service for information leading to Decker’s capture.Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now!
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