Three months after three young sisters were found dead in the Rock Island Campground in Washington’s Cascade mountains, authorities say they have likely located the remains of their father, Travis Decker, who is believed to have killed them. The campground is about 150 miles east of Seattle.
Search teams discovered human remains this week in thick woods south of Leavenworth, only a few miles from the remote U.S. Forest Service campground where the girls’ bodies were recovered. The find could bring closure to an intense manhunt for Decker which had generated false sightings in several states.
The girls were reported missing May 30 by the girls’ mother after Decker did not return them home from a planned visitation. Decker, a former U.S. Army member, had been homeless and was living out of a pickup.
“While positive identification has not yet been confirmed, preliminary findings suggest the remains belong to Travis Decker,” the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.
Sheriff Mike Morrison told CNN affiliate KIRO that the discovery on Grindstone Mountain included bone fragments, clothing, and other personal belongings.
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