Bloody handprints found near bodies of 3 missing girls killed on visit with dad Travis Decker as cause of death emerges
TWO bloody handprints were found on the truck of the dad who is on the run after he allegedly killed his three daughters.
The Decker sisters who were allegedly murdered by their dad, Travis Decker, likely died of asphyxiation.
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Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 5, were found dead at a campground in Washington state on Monday after their mom reported them missing on Friday.
Cops are still searching for Decker, 32, who is accused of killing his daughters during a planned custody visit on Friday.
Near where the girls' bodies were found, cops located Decker's white 2017 GMC Sierra truck, which he was reportedly living out of at the time of the gruesome crime.
His car was found abandoned with two bloody handprints, police records show.
It's unclear who left the handprints.
Personal items like car seats, blankets, food, and a wallet were left on the center console of the truck.
Cops said the campsite showed signs of being recently used as a tent was set up with a cooler.
The girls' bodies were found at around 5 pm on Monday near the Rock Island Campground in Wenatchee, which is about three hours east of Seattle.
Decker's cell phone activity showed he went to the same campground a day before the kidnapping, police records said.
He picked his daughters up from their mom, Whitney Decker, at around 5 pm on Friday for a scheduled three-hour visit.
In interviews with police, Whitney recalled that her ex-husband was "quieter than usual" during the exchange, which was "out of character" for him.
She also told cops that he had been considering getting rid of his dog due to housing and financial struggles.
Decker is a veteran who cops say is mentally unstable. He had been homeless and living out of his truck and hotels.
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