(NewsNation) — The fragmentary remains of Travis Decker will not yield any answers about how the former soldier died in the wilderness after his three young daughters were murdered, a coroner in Washington state said Friday.

Pieces of Decker’s body were found strewn about in a remote, wooded area near Leavenworth last week, following a monthslong regional manhunt for the 32-year-old. Although the remains were confirmed to be Decker’s through DNA tests, there aren't enough of them to answer key questions, Chelan County Coroner Wayne E. Harris said in a written statement.

“An autopsy cannot be done,” Harris said. “The biggest questions are when, and how did he die? Based on the limited skeletal remains that were obtained, that answer will most likely never be known.

“The torso and cranium

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