Human remains identified as Travis Decker, wanted for killing his daughters

"His remains were discovered on a steep, remote, wooded slope part way up Grindstone Mountain in central Washington, less than a mile (1.6 km) from the campsite where the bodies of 9-year-old Paityn Decker, 8-year-old Evelyn Decker and 5-year-old Olivia Decker were found on June 2, the Chelan County Sheriff's Office said. Law enforcement teams had been searching more than three months for Decker, 32, before the sheriff's office announced last week it had located human remains believed to be his."

"Sheriff Mike Morrison said Thursday that DNA tests on clothing found at the scene as well as from the remains matched Decker. The sheriff said investigators wanted to honor the girls' memory by solving the case, and he apologized to their mother, Whitney Decker, that it took so long. "I hope you can rest easier at night knowing that Travis is accounted for," Morrison said."

Human remains found on Grindstone Mountain were confirmed by forensic testing to be Travis Decker. The remains were located on a steep, remote wooded slope less than a mile from the campsite where the bodies of his daughters Paityn, Evelyn and Olivia were found on June 2. Law enforcement had searched more than three months before locating remains believed to be his. DNA tests on clothing recovered at the scene and on the remains provided the match. Autopsies determined the three girls had been suffocated. Decker had a U.S. Army infantry background with survival and navigation training and had lived off the grid previously.

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