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Chelan County Coroner Wayne E. Harris explains why a cause of death for Travis Decker 'may never be known'

The 32-year-old father of three was accused of killing his three daughters: Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8 and Olivia, 5

“The greatest hope is now the Decker family and the community can begin to heal,” Harris said

Travis Decker's remains have been located, but the cause of his death may never be revealed, officials say.

In a statement to PEOPLE on Friday, Sept. 26, Chelan County Coroner Wayne E. Harris said he is unable to produce an exact cause of death for the deceased 32-year-old father of three at this time, or possibly ever.

The coroner confirmed that Decker’s remains were positively identified through DNA testing, and acknowledged that the nationwide manhunt to locat

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