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Manhunt Zeroes In on Idaho Forest After Possible Travis Decker Sighting

Law enforcement canvasses Idaho’s Bear Creek area after a July 5 family sighting fuels the ongoing search.

This undated photo provided by the Wenatchee Police Department shows Travis Caleb Decker, the Washington state father who is wanted for murder after his three young daughters were reported missing and then found dead.
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Overview

  • A family camping in the Bear Creek area of Sawtooth National Forest reported seeing a man matching Travis Decker’s description on July 5, prompting authorities to shift search operations.
  • Multi-agency teams from the U.S. Marshals Service Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force, U.S. Forest Service and local sheriff’s offices are canvassing campers and residents in rugged terrain.
  • Bloodied handprints and DNA from Decker’s abandoned truck at Rock Island Campground have definitively linked him to the suffocation homicides of his three daughters.
  • Decker, a former Army infantryman and trained survivalist, is considered armed and dangerous though officials believe he poses no broader risk to public safety.
  • A $20,000 reward remains posted for information leading to Decker’s arrest as authorities evaluate new tips without any confirmed capture or proof of survival.