The recording from the last custody hearing in Chelan County Superior Court between Whitney Decker and her ex-husband, Travis Decker, who is now at the center of a national manhunt , paints an insightful and sometimes eerie glimpse into the months that led up to the brutal murders of their three young daughters—Olivia, 5 years old, Evelyn, 8 years old, and Paityn, 9 years old

In September 2024, both parties stood in front of a judge requesting their court-approved parenting plan, in place since March 2023, be temporarily amended. According to the recording, while both parties presented motions to request their proposed changes, the judge decided not to consider the motion presented by Travis Decker, who represented himself, after Whitney Decker’s attorney objected, saying he failed to f

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