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Federal authorities say Travis Decker is dead as they drop their case against the fugitive dad suspected of killing his three daughters, but local officials in Washington state are still waiting for confirmation following an announcement last week that his body was possibly found.

The U.S. Marshals Service told the District Court of the Eastern District of Washington that Decker is dead, and prosecutors moved to dismiss his federal case on Wednesday, court records show. Decker was facing a federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Decker still faces state charges of first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping, though, after police said he killed his three daughters, whose bodies were found on June 2. A ma

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