Authorities search for Washington state father accused of killing 3 daughters

Authorities search for Washington state father accused of killing 3 daughters

Associated Press

June 05, 2025 / 10:05 am

A man in central Washington state is wanted on suspicion of murder after his three young daughters were reported missing and then found dead.

Authorities asked the public Tuesday for help finding Travis Decker, 32, who is wanted for three counts of murder and kidnapping, according to police in Wenatchee, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of Seattle.

Police said it was unknown whether Decker, a former Army soldier with “extensive training,” was armed.

On Friday the mother of the girls, ages 9, 8 and 5, reported that their father did not return them after a planned visit, police said.

Over the weekend authorities looked for the children and for Decker, who was