NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n\n\n- A family has potentially spotted missing father Travis Decker, who is accused of killing his three young daughters, in a forest in Idaho, according to reports<\/li>\n
- Decker hasn’t been seen or heard from since his three young girls \u2014 Paityn Decker, 9, Evelyn Decker, 8, and Olivia Decker, 5 \u2014 were found dead on Monday, June 2<\/li>\n
- On Saturday, July 5, a family camping in the Bear Creek area of the Sawtooth National Forest saw a man matching Decker’s description, Fox 13 Seattle reported, citing the U.S. Marshals Service Greater Idaho Task Force<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
A man resembling\u00a0missing father Travis Decker<\/a>, who is suspected of killing his three young girls over a month ago, has reportedly been spotted in Idaho amid the\u00a0ongoing manhunt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nOn Saturday, July 5, a family camping in the Bear Creek area of the Sawtooth National Forest saw a man matching Decker’s description,\u00a0Fox 13 Seattle<\/a>\u00a0reported, citing the U.S. Marshals Service Greater Idaho Task Force.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe family described the man in question as being a 5-feet 8-inches to 5-feet 10-inches white male, who was wearing a black mesh cap, black gauged earrings, a cream-colored T-shirt and black shorts, ABC affiliated-station\u00a0KOMO News<\/a>\u00a0stated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe outlet noted that the family had said the man had a long ponytail, an overgrown beard and mustache, and was wearing either Converse or Vans low-top shoes.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nTravis Decker.<\/span>Chelan County Sheriff’s Office Facebook<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAccording to\u00a0Idaho News 6<\/a>, the man was also wearing a black Garmin watch and carried a black JanSport backpack.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nA U.S. Marshals spokesperson said that the family had noted that the person they’d spotted didn’t want to make eye contact and didn’t respond when spoken to, per the outlet.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe spokesperson also told Idaho News 6 that cabin owners in the area had been told about the alleged sighting.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe U.S. Marshals Service and the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office didn’t immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for additional information.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe reports come after Paityn Decker, 9, Evelyn Decker, 8, and Olivia Decker, 5,\u00a0were found dead<\/a>\u00a0on Monday, June 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/olivia-evelyn-paityn-decker-missing-060225-0962179af84a480aa4e6cab8b35c1343-300x200.webp\")
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<\/div>\n<\/div>Olivia Decker, Evelyn Decker, Paityn Decker.<\/span>Wenatchee Police Department<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe girls were discovered deceased at 3:45 p.m. local time after authorities located their father’s car near the Rock Island Campground in Chelan County, Washington state, the Wenatchee Police Department previously said in a release on Tuesday, June 3. They hadn’t been seen since heading off with their father\u00a0for a planned visitation<\/a>\u00a0on Friday, May 30.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nIn a Monday, June 9 press release shared with PEOPLE, the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office\u00a0confirmed an autopsy had been completed<\/a>\u00a0by the medical examiner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n“The cause of death was determined to be suffocation and the manner of death was determined to be homicide,” the release stated.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nAs the manhunt for Decker continues, Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison\u00a0spoke to PEOPLE<\/a>\u00a0about the possibility of the suspect being found still alive.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/travis-olivia-paityn-evelyn-decker-070725-2-8624c4dd1657416fb15c72c659ab1f08-300x200.webp\")
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Travis Decker; Olivia, Paityn, and Evelyn Decker.<\/span><\/p>\nWenatchee Police Department; GoFundMe<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, July 1, the\u00a0Chelan County Sheriff\u2019s Office said<\/a>\u00a0the Washington State Crime Lab had confirmed that the DNA in the\u00a0blood previously found on the tailgate of Decker’s truck<\/a>\u00a0matched the DNA profile they believed to be the U.S. Army veteran’s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nLaw enforcement said Decker\u2019s abandoned truck was discovered in a remote area of the Rock Island Campground in Washington state on June 2 \u2014 a discovery that led them to the bodies of Decker\u2019s three young girls. Also found at the scene were Decker\u2019s wallet and cellphone.<\/p>\n
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- A family has potentially spotted missing father Travis Decker, who is accused of killing his three young daughters, in a forest in Idaho, according to reports<\/li>\n
- Decker hasn’t been seen or heard from since his three young girls \u2014 Paityn Decker, 9, Evelyn Decker, 8, and Olivia Decker, 5 \u2014 were found dead on Monday, June 2<\/li>\n
- On Saturday, July 5, a family camping in the Bear Creek area of the Sawtooth National Forest saw a man matching Decker’s description, Fox 13 Seattle reported, citing the U.S. Marshals Service Greater Idaho Task Force<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
A man resembling\u00a0missing father Travis Decker<\/a>, who is suspected of killing his three young girls over a month ago, has reportedly been spotted in Idaho amid the\u00a0ongoing manhunt<\/a>.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nOn Saturday, July 5, a family camping in the Bear Creek area of the Sawtooth National Forest saw a man matching Decker’s description,\u00a0Fox 13 Seattle<\/a>\u00a0reported, citing the U.S. Marshals Service Greater Idaho Task Force.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe family described the man in question as being a 5-feet 8-inches to 5-feet 10-inches white male, who was wearing a black mesh cap, black gauged earrings, a cream-colored T-shirt and black shorts, ABC affiliated-station\u00a0KOMO News<\/a>\u00a0stated.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe outlet noted that the family had said the man had a long ponytail, an overgrown beard and mustache, and was wearing either Converse or Vans low-top shoes.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nTravis Decker.<\/span>Chelan County Sheriff’s Office Facebook<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n According to\u00a0Idaho News 6<\/a>, the man was also wearing a black Garmin watch and carried a black JanSport backpack.<\/p>\n
\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nA U.S. Marshals spokesperson said that the family had noted that the person they’d spotted didn’t want to make eye contact and didn’t respond when spoken to, per the outlet.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe spokesperson also told Idaho News 6 that cabin owners in the area had been told about the alleged sighting.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe U.S. Marshals Service and the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office didn’t immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for additional information.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe reports come after Paityn Decker, 9, Evelyn Decker, 8, and Olivia Decker, 5,\u00a0were found dead<\/a>\u00a0on Monday, June 2.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>Olivia Decker, Evelyn Decker, Paityn Decker.<\/span>Wenatchee Police Department<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The girls were discovered deceased at 3:45 p.m. local time after authorities located their father’s car near the Rock Island Campground in Chelan County, Washington state, the Wenatchee Police Department previously said in a release on Tuesday, June 3. They hadn’t been seen since heading off with their father\u00a0for a planned visitation<\/a>\u00a0on Friday, May 30.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nIn a Monday, June 9 press release shared with PEOPLE, the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office\u00a0confirmed an autopsy had been completed<\/a>\u00a0by the medical examiner.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n“The cause of death was determined to be suffocation and the manner of death was determined to be homicide,” the release stated.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nAs the manhunt for Decker continues, Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison\u00a0spoke to PEOPLE<\/a>\u00a0about the possibility of the suspect being found still alive.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nTravis Decker; Olivia, Paityn, and Evelyn Decker.<\/span><\/p>\n
Wenatchee Police Department; GoFundMe<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, July 1, the\u00a0Chelan County Sheriff\u2019s Office said<\/a>\u00a0the Washington State Crime Lab had confirmed that the DNA in the\u00a0blood previously found on the tailgate of Decker’s truck<\/a>\u00a0matched the DNA profile they believed to be the U.S. Army veteran’s.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nLaw enforcement said Decker\u2019s abandoned truck was discovered in a remote area of the Rock Island Campground in Washington state on June 2 \u2014 a discovery that led them to the bodies of Decker\u2019s three young girls. Also found at the scene were Decker\u2019s wallet and cellphone.<\/p>\n
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