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Search crews get extremity successful Travis Decker manhunt
Travis Decker, the Washington authorities man wanted successful transportation with the deaths of his 3 daughters, was perchance spotted successful Idaho implicit the weekend, and national authorities are pursuing up connected the caller pb aft the begetter has been missing for implicit a month.
The U.S. Marshals Service Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force said it had received a extremity Saturday from a household recreating adjacent a camping country successful Idaho's Sawtooth National Forest that they saw a antheral whose statement was accordant with that of Decker.
Authorities asked anyone who was successful the country implicit the Fourth of July weekend, specifically successful the Bear Creek country successful Idaho, to travel guardant with immoderate tips, CBS affiliate successful Seattle KIRO-TV reported.
The Bear Creek country is betwixt Sawtooth National Forest and Boise National Forest, astir 100 miles eastbound of Boise, Idaho.
Decker has been wanted since June 2, erstwhile a sheriff's lawman successful Washington recovered his motortruck and the bodies of his 3 daughters — 9-year-old Paityn Decker, 8-year-old Evelyn Decker and 5-year-old Olivia Decker — astatine a campground extracurricular Leavenworth, Washington.
Authorities recovered the girls' bodies down an embankment astatine a campsite successful the Cascade Mountains. A man's humor discovered connected the tailgate of Decker's conveyance was confirmed to apt beryllium his, with the DNA illustration matching the 1 recovered connected his belongings, the Chelan County Sheriff's Office said past week.
The find came 3 days aft helium failed to instrumentality the girls to their mother's location successful Wenatchee, astir 100 miles eastbound of Seattle, pursuing a scheduled visit.
Photos from the Chelan County Sheriff's Office showing however Travis Decker whitethorn person changed his appearance.
Chelan County Sheriff's Office
Last month, investigators said determination was no evidence that the begetter and ex-soldier remained successful the country oregon that helium is live astatine all. They besides released images of what Decker might look similar aft weeks connected the run.
Authorities successful Washington connected June 10 said they believed they'd spotted Decker adjacent a distant alpine water successful a fashionable backpacking country successful the Cascade Range. Tracking teams followed up connected a extremity from hikers who reported seeing a lone hiker who appeared to beryllium ill-prepared for the conditions.
But helium has not been found.
Eric Toms, supervisory lawman U.S. Marshal with the District of Boise, said the bureau was receiving much tips from the nationalist pursuing the connection the task unit released Sunday. Toms, successful an email, said the bureau was evaluating each extremity and that a hunt squad involving the marshals service, the U.S. Forest Service and the Camas County Sheriff's Office acceptable retired Monday.
He said authorities planned to talk with residents and radical camping oregon recreating successful the area. He said Decker has a past of hitchhiking and encouraged motorists not to prime up immoderate hitchhikers.
The Marshals Service is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for accusation starring to Decker's capture.
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