Bloody handprint found on truck near bodies of 3 girls 'positively' matched to Travis Decker, ruling out other suspects: Police

Authorities successful Washington state said that humor recovered adjacent the determination of three sisters' bodies matches their father's DNA.

In a property merchandise posted to Facebook connected Tuesday, the Chelan County Sheriff's Office announced that the bloody handprint recovered connected the motortruck belonging to 32-year-old Travis Decker was his blood. More humor recovered astatine the aforesaid country — not acold from wherever 9-year-old Paityn, 8-year-old Evelyn, and 5-year-old Olivia were recovered dormant connected June 2 — besides matched Decker, starring constabulary to authorities "that we bash not person immoderate crushed to judge determination are immoderate different suspects" successful the girls' homicides.

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The Chelan County Sheriff's Office said that the items taken from Decker's motortruck were tested for DNA. Blood was recovered connected the tailgate of the motortruck and reportedly connected different pieces of grounds recovered astatine the country wherever the motortruck was located. Police stated, "We know, positively, that each of the DNA samples recovered beryllium to the same, male, subject, who we judge is Mr. Decker."

Decker has been connected the tally since helium failed to driblet disconnected his 3 daughters aft a scheduled visitation connected May 30, the time constabulary judge helium allegedly suffocated them to death. The manhunt has dragged connected for much than a month, and constabulary stated that they person considered the anticipation that he is nary longer alive.

As antecedently reported by Law&Crime, Decker is ex-military and known to beryllium a skilled survivalist who has gone disconnected the grid for much than 2 months astatine a time. Authorities advised that if helium is inactive alive, helium whitethorn person changed his appearance. In an affidavit, the U.S. Marshals Service besides stated that determination was grounds Decker whitethorn beryllium readying to transverse the U.S.-Canada border.

Travis Decker has been charged with 3 counts of first-degree execution and 3 counts of kidnapping successful transportation with the deaths of his daughters.

Police person warned the nationalist that if they spot Travis Decker, they should telephone 911 instantly and "do not effort to interaction oregon attack him." Anyone with accusation is urged to interaction the nearest U.S. Marshals office, the U.S. Marshals Service Communications Center astatine 1-800-336-0102, or USMS Tips.