Bones found during FBI's Travis Decker search in WA forest
Bones found during FBI's Travis Decker search: source
The FBI reportedly found bones while searching for Travis Decker in a large area of the Leavenworth forest.
WENATCHEE, Wash. - The FBI reportedly found bones while searching for Travis Decker in a large area of the Leavenworth forest, sources tell FOX 13.
What we know:
A multi-day shutdown near the Rock Island Campground resulted in the recovery of possible evidence in the case of Travis Decker, who is accused of killing his three daughters at the same site several months ago.
One of the recovered pieces of evidence included bones, according to the Wenatchee World.
"[Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison], he shared that the FBI found bones in the 200-mile-acre area they searched near the Rock Island Campground off Icicle Road near Leavenworth," said Jenni Rodas with the Wenatchee World.
FBI searches for Travis Decker near Rock Island Campground (via FBI)
Rodas told FOX 13 Seattle that detectives aren't sure whether the bones found this week belong to an animal or human. They will undergo testing at the Washington state crime lab.
"According to Morrison, earlier in the search, they found remains of what appear to be an overdose victim," Rodas said.
Dig deeper:
Additionally, Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison also said he expects the FBI to conduct more searches in the area in September.
FBI recovers possible evidence in Travis Decker manhunt
The FBI says items recovered during a two-day search near Rock Island Campground are being reviewed for ties to Travis Decker, wanted in the murders of his three daughters.
The FBI has yet to specify what items were recovered during the operation, which covered more than 1 million square meters of dense terrain.
Travis Decker is wanted in the deaths of his daughters Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 5. The girls were found dead at the Rock Island Campground on June 1, and authorities have been searching for Decker ever since.
The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to Decker’s arrest. He is considered armed and dangerous.
The Source: Information in this story came from the Wenatchee Wold, FBI Seattle, the Chelan County Sheriff's Office and FOX 13 Seattle reporting.
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