Authorities have located the remains of Travis Caleb Decker, who is accused of killing his three young daughters and abandoning their bodies in the wilderness. The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday that while “positive identification has not yet been confirmed,” preliminary findings indicate that the remains discovered a few miles from where the girls were found likely belong to Decker.

The investigation began when Decker's daughters—Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia Decker, 5—were reported missing by their mother, Whitney Decker, on May 30. The girls had gone to visit their father for a scheduled custody visit but did not return as expected. Whitney Decker attempted to contact Travis, but her calls went unanswered.

On June 2, the bodies of the three girls were discovered along with Decker's phone and truck at a remote campground in Washington. Decker was missing, prompting a large-scale manhunt involving multiple law enforcement agencies and volunteers. Authorities later determined that the girls died from suffocation.

Travis Decker, a 32-year-old Army veteran, was wanted on three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of first-degree kidnapping. Following the discovery of the girls' bodies, police reported three possible sightings of Decker in Washington and Idaho, but none were confirmed.

In the days leading up to his disappearance, Decker reportedly conducted online searches related to moving to Canada, including queries like “how to move Canada” and “jobs Canada.” An affidavit from the U.S. Marshals Service, dated June 5, revealed that the remains of the sisters were found near the Canadian border and about 11 miles from the Pacific Crest Trail, a route that leads directly to Canada. Due to his military background, authorities considered Decker armed and dangerous.