Overview

• Authorities said DNA from bones and clothing found on Grindstone Mountain matched Decker, closing the search for the father accused of killing his three daughters.
• Search teams located the remains on Sept. 18 on a steep slope less than a mile from Rock Island Campground, where the girls’ bodies were discovered on June 2.
• The Chelan County coroner reported the torso and skull have not been recovered, the remains were scattered across five areas, and decomposition left no tissue for analysis.
• A state anthropologist found no fractures consistent with a fatal fall, and officials cautioned the precise cause and time of Decker’s death will likely remain undetermined.
• Federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the unlawful‑flight case after the U.S. Marshals said Decker was dead, while local officials noted prior autopsy findings that the girls died by suffocation with bags and zip ties.