Travis Decker: Daughters’ Deaths & Brother’s Secret
- A massive Washington manhunt is underway for Travis decker, 32, a former soldier wanted in connection to the deaths of his three daughters.
- According to investigators, the girls were with their father for a court-ordered visitation.
- Marshals Service is offering a reward up to $20,000 for information leading to Decker's capture.
A Washington manhunt focuses on Travis Decker, after the tragic deaths of his three daughters. Primary_keyword: Decker, a former soldier, is the subject of a massive search following the finding of his daughters, who where revealed later too have died by suffocation. Secondary_keyword: his brother has disclosed a concerning history of escalating violence that may be connected to the crime. The search spans hundreds of square miles, involving federal and state agencies, as authorities work to apprehend Decker. News Directory 3 details the evidence and the family’s reaction to these devastating events. Discover what’s next …
A massive Washington manhunt is underway for Travis decker, 32, a former soldier wanted in connection to the deaths of his three daughters. Paityn Decker, 9, Evelyn Decker, 8, and Olivia Decker, 5, were discovered June 2 at a campsite near Leavenworth, Washington, authorities said.
According to investigators, the girls were with their father for a court-ordered visitation. an autopsy revealed the girls died from suffocation. The sheriff’s office reported they were bound with zip ties and had plastic bags over their heads.
The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a reward up to $20,000 for information leading to Decker’s capture. The search spans hundreds of square miles of mountainous terrain, involving state and federal agencies.
Hikers reported seeing a man believed to be Decker near a remote lake. He appeared ill-prepared for the rugged environment and fled when a police helicopter approached.
Decker’s brother, Thomas, 35, told the Daily Mail that Travis had a “violent” reaction when the family attempted an intervention during his divorce from his partner, Whitney. Thomas said he confronted Travis about abandoning his family. “I told him, ‘You can’t leave your family like this…if you are not happy in your marriage, that’s okay,'” thomas said.
Thomas and his father staged an intervention, hoping to offer Travis support. “We had hoped to have a good conversation with him – to ask him if he needed anything, any help, financial or otherwise,” Thomas said. “But things did not go well, he tried to resort to violence, as we were not supposed to be there and we just showed up unannounced.” He clarified there was no physical violence.
“The guy on the wanted poster for murdering my three nieces is not the brother I know,” Thomas added. “I can’t even comprehend what is going on…He loves his daughters – at least I thought he did. And Whitney is devastated beyond belief.”
A GoFundMe page for the girls’ mother has raised more than $1.2 million.