LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — Authorities were using DNA testing on Friday to determine whether have they found the skeletal remains of Travis Decker, an ex-soldier wanted in the deaths of his three daughters , in the mountains of Washington state.

The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that preliminary findings suggest the remains belong to Decker. They said they hope to have results of the forensic testing soon.

“While positive identification has not yet been confirmed, preliminary findings suggest the remains belong to Travis Decker,” the statement said.

The remains were found near Grindstone Mountain, the sheriff’s office said Friday. That’s close to where a sheriff’s deputy on June 2 found Decker’s truck and the bodies of his three daughters — 9-year-old Paityn Decker,

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