Both the Chelan County Sheriff's and Coroner's Offices are providing their input about a recent declaration by the U.S. Marshals Service that accused triple murderer Travis Decker is dead.

Both offices released statements Wednesday in response to a court filing by the Marshals Service this week that declared the 32-year-old Wenatchee man as "deceased".

The Marshals Service made the statement as part of its request in U.S. District Court in Spokane to have the case against Decker dismissed and his arrest warrant cancelled.

The motion was filed in response to the discovery of human remains that the Sheriff's Office described as "likely belonging to Decker" last week near the scene where his three young daughters were found dead from manual asphyxiation at Rock Island Campground 17 miles w

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