Overview
- A family camping near Bear Creek on July 5 reported seeing a man matching Travis Decker’s description, prompting the shift in search focus.
- The U.S. Marshals Service Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force is working alongside U.S. Forest Service rangers and Camas County deputies to patrol remote trails and campsites.
- Decker, wanted since June 2 for allegedly suffocating his three young daughters whose bodies were found at Rock Island Campground, is considered armed and dangerous.
- Authorities are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to his arrest and warn the public not to pick up hitchhikers who may be the suspect.
- Investigators caution that Decker’s former Army infantry training and wilderness survival skills make him adept at evading capture in rugged terrain.