CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. — DNA analysis has confirmed that the remains found last week near Leavenworth are those of Travis Decker, the man who authorities hunted for months after he allegedly killed his three daughters.

“We have received our DNA results back from the Washington State Patrol crime lab — the clothing and the human remains,” Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison said. “Those remains do come back as a positive match for Travis Decker. We can finally bring a close to this dark chapter in Chelan County.”

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The U.S. Marshals Service, which had been leading the manhunt for Decker, declared him dead Wednesday in a court filing to dismiss Decker's criminal case. Chelan County officials had said

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