Overview

• On June 2, the bodies of Paityn, Evelyn and Olivia Decker were discovered near Rock Island Campground with plastic bags over their heads and their wrists bound, court records show.
• Travis Decker, a former Army officer living in campgrounds and hotels and diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, is charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
• Local, state and federal agencies, including U.S. Marshals and the National Guard, have mobilized more than 100 officers in the search that has now entered its fourth week.
• A cadaver dog was deployed this week to help specialized teams scour remote terrain after authorities released fresh images of the fugitive.
• At a June 20 memorial, Whitney Decker spoke publicly for the first time about her daughters’ warm spirits and detailed prior warnings she had filed over Travis Decker’s unstable housing and mental health struggles.