Takeaways from Travis Decker press conference in Leavenworth, WA

Items found on human remains consistent with Travis Decker, sheriff says

The Chelan County Sheriff's Office held a press conference following the discovery of human remains believed to be of Washington triple-murder suspect Travis Decker.

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. - Several law enforcement agencies provided an update on the search for Travis Decker on Friday, following the discovery of human remains believed to be of the Washington triple-murder suspect.

Takeaways from Travis Decker press conference

Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison said drones detected a shirt during a routine search in the area of Grindstone Mountain. That's where authorities say they found a set of severely decomposed human remains.

Sheriff Morrison said a shirt and shorts were located on the body, consistent with the clothing of Travis Decker. Additionally, a bracelet and chewing tobacco, also believed to have belonged to Decker, were discovered at the site.

Possible remains of Travis Decker found

Authorities say the body of Travis Decker, the Washington man wanted in the kidnappings and murders of his three daughters, has been found.

Several body parts were recovered, and the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab is testing DNA to confirm the remains are of Decker. Results are currently pending, and an exact timeline for when the DNA will be confirmed is unknown at this time.

The area where the remains were found is located less than a mile from the original crime scene, where Decker is accused of killing his three daughters, 9-year-old Paityn, 8-year-old Evelyn and 5-year-old Olivia. 

Olivia, Evelyn and Paityn Decker (Top) and Travis Decker and his truck, which was traced to the campground where the girls' bodies were found in June (Bottom)

Sheriff Morrison was joined by several other officials at the press conference, including from the U.S. Marshals Service, which headed the search that discovered the remains, and the U.S. Border Patrol.

The Chelan County Sheriff's Office plans to hold another press conference next week once DNA confirmation has been received.

Travis Decker's remains believed to be found near WA murder scene

Authorities say the body of Travis Decker, the Washington man wanted in the kidnappings and murders of his three daughters, has been found.

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