How authorities found Travis Decker: New details on the months-long manhunt

State, local and federal agencies are offering new insight into the months-long manhunt for Travis Decker, the former Army Ranger accused of killing his three young daughters last summer.

Decker, 32, was accused of suffocating 9-year-old Paityn, 8-year-old Evelyn and 5-year-old Olivia Decker at a campground near Leavenworth, a crime that devastated the Wenatchee Valley and sparked one of the largest manhunts in Chelan County history.

For nearly four months, authorities searched roughly 2,900 square miles of rugged terrain by air and on the ground, following hundreds of tips and sightings. That effort ultimately ended on Grindstone Mountain, where Decker’s remains were found less than a mile from the original crime scene.

Investigators say the delay in locating Decker was largely due to the extreme and dangerous terrain. According to Washington State Patrol (WSP) Captain Trisena Sharff, Decker placed himself in an area that was unsafe for searchers to access from below. His remains were ultimately located through a top-down search strategy.

00:00 Introduction
00:43: Travis Decker, the Search is Over
01:37 Uncovered details
09:10 Stories from the ground
09:55 Agents tell their stories from the search
9:57 U.S. CBP Agent Cody Bachman
12:48 U.S. CBP Supervisory Agent Jonathon Elledge
14:51 Conclusion
15:18 Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison

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