Bloody Handprints, 3 Slain Sisters: What We Know About Missing Dad Accused of Killing Them

Travis Decker remains astatine ample arsenic constabulary successful Wenatchee, Wash., and nan surrounding area proceed their multi-day manhunt for nan missing begetter suspected of killing his 3 young girls complete nan weekend.

Paityn Decker, 9, Evelyn Decker, 8, and Olivia Decker, 5, were recovered dormant connected Monday, June 2 adjacent nan Rock Island Campground successful Chelan County, Wash., aft authorities tracked down their father’s abandoned car adjacent wherever their bodies were discovered, PEOPLE antecedently reported.

Decker, a erstwhile subject man, remains connected nan loose according to section authorities, who provided a explanation of nan begetter complete nan play arsenic nan hunt began.

Here’s what we know.

When Did nan Girls Go Missing?

The Wenatchee Police Department said successful a statement complete nan play that Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia were each expected to beryllium pinch their begetter for a planned visitation complete nan weekend. 

“The visitation was portion of a parenting plan, but he has since gone extracurricular nan parameters of it which is not normal and origin for nan alarm,” constabulary said. The girls were last seen connected May 30 and found dead connected Monday, June 2, 2 days aft constabulary first launched their nationalist manhunt.

Who Is Travis Decker?

Police person said nan 32-year-old Decker has erstwhile subject acquisition and should beryllium approached carefully, PEOPLE antecedently reported. “It is chartless whether Decker is presently armed, but he whitethorn airs a important risk,” constabulary said successful a connection successful caller days.

The Wenatchee Police Department said successful its May 31 missing persons alert that Decker has precocious been “homeless and surviving successful his conveyance aliases astatine various hotels/motels aliases astatine campgrounds successful nan area.” At 5-foot-8 and 190 pounds, Decker was past seen wearing a ray garment and acheronian shorts. He was besides astir precocious wearing his achromatic hairsbreadth successful a ponytail, according to police.

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What Have Police Found?

Authorities discovered Decker’s pickup motortruck adjacent nan Rock Island Campground successful Leavenworth, Wash., wherever nan 3 sisters’ bodies were discovered, section Fox 13 reported. According to nan outlet, investigators recovered 2 bloody handprints connected Decker’s motortruck while wrong location were items for illustration a blanket, food, and car seats for nan girls. Police besides discovered a wallet connected nan halfway console of nan vehicle, according to Fox 13.

Court documents obtained by nan outlet besides opportunity that Decker's compartment telephone activity showed "he drove to and near nan aforesaid campground a time anterior to nan kidnapping.”

Decker has since been charged pinch 3 counts of first-degree execution and 1 count of kidnapping, constabulary person said. He is besides facing custodial interference charges.

What Has nan Decker Family Said?

A GoFundMe page group up for nan girls' mother, Whitney Decker, has described nan girls’ deaths arsenic “heartbreaking.”

"We are heartbroken to stock that nan girls person since passed ... nan symptom of this nonaccomplishment is immeasurable," organizer and friend Amy Edwards wrote. "I’ve known Whitney for years, we're some creation moms and theatre friends [and I've] had nan privilege of school Whitney’s girls."

The GoFundMe has raised astir $400,000 successful caller days. Edwards says nan “funds raised will spell straight to Whitney to thief screen last expenses, support clip disconnected from work, and springiness her abstraction to heal without financial pressure.”

“Thank you for keeping Whitney and her girls successful your hearts,” nan family friend added.