FBI Discovers Bones During Manhunt for Travis Decker, Wanted in Daughters’ Murders
FBI and local officials found bones during a manhunt for Travis Decker, wanted in the murder of his three young daughters near Leavenworth, Washington.
Authorities have uncovered bones in the latest manhunt for fugitive dad Travis Decker, the prime suspect wanted in the murders of his three young daughters.
The two-day sweep of campgrounds near Leavenworth, Washington – which involved more than 100 FBI Seattle agents alongside local law enforcement – concluded Tuesday and yielded the first major development in a nationwide hunt that has gripped the public since early summer, Fox 13 Seattle reported. Decker, an Army veteran with extensive survival training, has managed to elude capture for three months.
Investigators have been searching for Decker since June 2, when he failed to return his daughters – Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 5 – to their mother after a scheduled visitation. The children’s bodies were later found near Rock Island Campground along Icicle Creek with bags over their heads. Autopsies determined that the children died from suffocation and ruled the manner of death a homicide.
While initial assessments could not confirm whether the bones were human, the items were sent for forensic testing to Central Washington University’s anthropology department to determine if they may be linked to the search for Decker, Fox 13 reported.
FBI SEARCHES AREA AROUND CAMPGROUND WHERE TRAVIS DECKER’S 3 DAUGHTERS WERE FOUND DEAD