Authorities in Washington state said blood found near the bodies of three sisters matches their father’s DNA.
The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday via Facebook that the bloody handprint found on 32-year-old Travis Decker’s truck was his.
More blood found at the same scene — not far from where 9-year-old Paityn, 8-year-old Evelyn, and 5-year-old Olivia were found dead on June 2 — also matched Decker, prompting police to state “that we do not have any reason to believe there are any other suspects” in the girls’ murders.
According to the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, the items recovered from Decker’s truck were tested for DNA. Blood was found on the truck’s tailgate, as well as other pieces of evidence discovered at the scene.
The police wrote, “We know, positively, that all of the DNA samples recovered belong to the same, male, subject, who we believe is Mr. Decker.”
Decker has been on the run since failing to drop off his three daughters for a scheduled visitation on May 30, the day police believe he suffocated them to death. The manhunt has lasted more than a month, and police say they have considered the possibility that he is no longer alive.
As previously reported by Law&Crime, Decker is an ex-military and a skilled survivalist who has gone off the grid for more than two months at a time.
Authorities speculated that if he is still alive, he may have altered his appearance. In an affidavit, the US Marshals Service stated that there was evidence that Decker was planning to cross the US-Canada border.
Travis Decker has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of kidnapping in relation to the deaths of his daughters.
Police have warned the public that if they see Travis Decker, they should call 911 right away and “do not attempt to contact or approach him.” Anyone with information should contact the nearest U.S. Marshals office, the U.S. Marshals Service Communications Center at 1-800-336-0102, or USMS TIPS.
