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DNA Links Travis Decker to Daughters’ Killings, Sheriff Says

Authorities continue the manhunt with his status unknown.

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2nd Batch of DNA Results Link Army Vet Alone to Daughters' Deaths at Campground Crime Scene

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.