Overview

• The bodies of 9-year-old Paityn, 8-year-old Evelyn and 5-year-old Olivia Decker were discovered with plastic bags over their heads and zip-tied wrists after they failed to return from a scheduled visitation on May 30
• More than 100 officers from the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, FBI, US Marshals and other agencies are combing rugged terrain along the Pacific Crest Trail, closing campgrounds and trails through at least June 18
• Investigators executed search warrants on Travis Decker’s devices and found Google searches for “how to relocate to Canada” days before he vanished with his daughters
• Decker is considered armed, trained in wilderness survival and may be heading toward Canada, prompting warnings for remote residents to lock doors, secure outbuildings and report any sightings
• A GoFundMe for Whitney Decker has raised over $1 million and the case has spurred calls to revise Amber Alert criteria and strengthen veteran mental health services