Overview

• Investigators shifted focus to the Bear Creek region near Stanley, Idaho, after campers reported spotting a man matching Decker’s description on July 5.
• Decker faces first-degree murder and kidnapping charges in the suffocation deaths of his daughters, whose bodies were discovered June 2 at Rock Island Campground in Washington.
• Federal marshals, state police, the U.S. Forest Service and National Guard units are deploying helicopters, K9 teams and ground crews to scour rugged terrain.
• On July 1, the Washington State Crime Lab confirmed that blood on Decker’s abandoned truck tailgate matched his DNA, reinforcing investigators’ theory that he acted alone.
• The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to Decker’s arrest and urges anyone with tips to call its hotline immediately.