Marshals “jumped the gun” in announcing the remains of suspected kid-killer Travis Decker had been found, according to local officials who say it was based on “circumstantial evidence.”

The declaration that Decker was confirmed “deceased” was made in a court filing Tuesday dismissing the case tied to the homeless dad, who had picked up his three young daughters for a routine visitation days before they were found bound and suffocated.

The declaration was made based on two feet, femurs and vertebrae found on Sept. 18, near some of the missing dad’s clothing in a wooded area about a mile from where the girls’ bodies were left in June. 3

However, Chelan County Sheriff’s Office told KIRO News 7 this week that Marshals “jumped the gun” in closing the case and saying the remains were t

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