Three sisters who vanished while visiting homeless dad were found with bags over their heads, wrists zip-tied
The gruesome new details were laid bare in court papers as cops continued the manhunt for their homeless father, 32-year-old Travis Decker, on Wednesday, KOMO reported.
3 From left to right: Olivia Decker, Paityn Decker, and Evelyn Decker.
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3 The police have asked for the public's help in finding Travis Caleb Decker.
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The bodies of the Decker sisters — Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 5 — were discovered in an embankment near the Rock Island Campground in Wenatchee — roughly three hours east of Seattle — on Monday evening.
A preliminary report found the girls were likely asphyxiated. In addition to the bags and zip-ties, the girls' bodies were found in clothes the same outfits they were wearing when they vanished Friday.
3 Travis Decker is on the run after his daughters were found dead.
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Their bodies were found close to their father's white 2017 GMC Sierra truck, which allegedly had two bloody handprints smeared on the back, the papers state.
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