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Travis Decker Remains at Large as Manhunt Enters Fifth Week

Search teams are focusing on cold-case tactics following a steep drop in tips, with harsh terrain limiting new leads.

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Overview

  • Decker faces kidnapping and first-degree murder charges after his three daughters were found suffocated near Rock Island Campground on June 2.
  • Search operations by the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Marshals Service and Washington National Guard have entered a fifth week without any confirmed sightings.
  • Cadaver dogs have failed to pick up any cadaver scent since mid-June, leading security analyst Todd McGhee to believe Decker is alive and still evading capture.
  • Tip submissions have plummeted since early June, prompting authorities to reallocate resources and incorporate cold-case tactics and digital forensics.
  • A $20,000 reward remains available for information leading to Decker’s arrest and investigators have executed warrants on his electronics to probe potential escape routes into Canada.