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FBI Finds Bones in Travis Decker Search After Intensive Grid Sweep Near Rock Island Campground

Specialty teams combed roughly 247 acres in a two-day operation that yielded multiple items now headed for forensic review.

Overview

  • Officials confirmed bones were collected near Rock Island Campground and sent to specialists to determine whether they are human.
  • The FBI said the targeted grid search deployed about 100 personnel and covered more than 1,000,000 square meters, but Decker was not located.
  • Investigators recovered several additional items during the sweep, with analyses underway and final results expected to take time.
  • Decker remains wanted on three counts each of first-degree murder and kidnapping, is considered armed and dangerous, and a reward of up to $20,000 is offered for tips leading to his arrest.
  • Earlier lab results tied Decker’s DNA to plastic bags and cable ties found with his daughters, whom the medical examiner determined were killed by suffocation.