Overview
- Washington State Crime Lab reported on August 6 that DNA matching Decker was found on the plastic bags and on cable ties, with no other DNA profiles detected.
- Investigators say two sisters had two bags over their heads and the third had three, and several cable ties were found near the bodies.
- Autopsies ruled the deaths homicides by suffocation after the girls were discovered June 2 near Decker’s abandoned pickup at Rock Island Campground.
- A bloody handprint on the truck’s tailgate matched Decker’s DNA, and he is wanted on three counts each of first-degree murder and kidnapping.
- The U.S. Marshals Service offers a $20,000 reward as local, state and federal agencies coordinate ongoing search efforts after scaling back some field operations last month.