PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Travis Decker —the man accused of killing his three daughters in Washington before a months-long manhunt — is officially dead, according to a new court filing.

In court documents filed on Tuesday, the U.S. Marshals Service advised the District Court of the Eastern District of Washington that Decker is dead.

Last week, Washington authorities confirmed that human remains found in a rural part of the state in August were believed to belong to Decker.

The Marshals Service made its determination based on DNA collected from the remains. However, according to Seattle outlet KIRO reports, local officials said the DNA was collected from the clothing found with the remains and not the remains themselves. This has prompted the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office to accuse U.S. M

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