Search for Deceased Father Ends: Remains Believed to Be Travis Decker Found in Washington

Fri Sep 19 2025 20:58:41 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

Authorities have discovered human remains in Washington state, thought to be Travis Decker, a man sought for the alleged murder of his three daughters. The search began after their bodies were found in June.

Human remains believed to belong to Travis Decker, a man accused of murdering his three daughters, were found in a remote area of Washington state. Decker had been missing since police discovered the bodies of his daughters in June, leading to a large-scale search operation. The authorities confirmed the discovery of the remains, although positive identification is pending. Decker, who was wanted on kidnapping and murder charges, had reportedly been in hiding in the dense woodlands of the Pacific Northwest.

Human remains, believed to be of a man wanted on suspicion of murdering his three daughters, aged nine, eight, and five, have been found in the US state of Washington.

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 June 2. His truck was also found nearby.

While positive identification has not yet been confirmed, preliminary findings suggest the remains belong to Travis Decker, the Chelan County Sheriff's Office stated.

The remains were discovered in a wooded area south of Leavenworth, Washington. Decker, 32, was wanted on kidnapping and first-degree murder charges, and officials believed he had been hiding in a remote region of the mountainous state.

The girls' mother reported them missing on May 30 after Decker failed to return them home and did not answer calls. They were found to have died from apparent suffocation, with their wrists bound by zip ties.

Decker was an ex-soldier and was thought to have undergone mountain survival training as part of his military background.

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 noted after consulting Decker's family. The remains were located just a few miles from where the daughters' bodies were recovered.

A reward of $20,000 had been set for information leading to Decker's capture, prompting extensive closures of nearby national forests during the search.