New Travis Decker images released as police continue search for wanted killer dad-of-three

Daily Mail​

6 hours ago

Chilling new images of accused killer dad Travis Decker have been released - as cops believe he may have changed his appearance.
The 32-year-old fugitive, who allegedly strangled his three young daughters and left their bodies near Rock Island Campground in Washington, has been on the run for more than two weeks.
Federal officials are ramping up their search for Decker, sharing three new images of what the wanted man could now look like.
The Chelan County Sheriff's Office created three updated pictures of the suspect, each depicting a different way he could have altered his features.
Authorities also shared a message to Washington residents, stating the veteran is 'considered dangerous and may be armed.'
'Do not approach, call 911 immediately!' the wanted poster reads.
The manipulated images were made based on a photo of Decker posed in front of a landscape wearing a blue shirt and baseball cap, in which he has a beard, mustache and an earring. His hair is grown out to his neck.
The first variation of his potential altered appearance shows Decker wearing no hat with a buzz cut and clean shaven facial hair.
Another image shows Decker with a mustache and a buzzcut without a beard.
In the third option, Decker has shoulder-length hair, no facial hair and is wearing a baseball cap.
Police believe Decker, who was last seen wearing a tan or green t-shirt with dark shorts, murdered his daughters Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 5.
He has been missing since May 30, when he failed to return the three little girls back to their mother, Whitney, after a visit.
Whitney, who is divorced from the veteran, told police that he had picked the girls up around 5pm but had not returned them by 8pm, and his phone went straight to voicemail, court documents said.
Detectives said she 'expressed concern because Decker reportedly has never done this before and … is currently experiencing some mental health issues.'
She also told law enforcement officials that Decker was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and believes he did not take medication for the condition, according to court documents.
On June 2, a search party led to the chilling discovery of the sisters' dead bodies near the Chelan County campsite along with Decker's truck.
Deputies found the girls' bodies about 75 to 100 yards from Decker's truck.
An autopsy revealed the girls died from suffocation and police reported their wrists were zip-tied when they were found, court documents said
Police collected 'a large amount of evidence' from the truck, including male blood and non-human blood.
The alleged-killer's dog was found nearby as well and taken to an animal humane society, Fox 8 reported.
The discovery of the children's corpses kicked off the massive search for Decker. State and federal authorities believe they may have spotted him hiking in a mountainous area.
On June 10, a helicopter crew saw someone running off a trail near Colchuck Lake. Police speculate it was Decker.
The lake is roughly 12 miles from the campground the girls were left near.
Chilling audio from just months before the harrowing murders captured the fugitive father begging for more custody time to go camping with his daughters.
In the recording from a September 2024 custody hearing, Decker makes an eerie promise that no harm would come to the girls if he's given more time to take them camping in Washington State's wilderness.
With an extensive combat background, authorities and locals are concerned about Decker still being on the loose.
He joined the Army in 2013. He served in Afghanistan before transferring to the Washington National Guard in 2021, Karina Shagren, communications director for the Washington Military Department, confirmed to the Daily Mail.
He was a full-time member of the Guard until 2023 or 2024, when he switched to part-time.
Decker stopped attending mandatory monthly drills a little over a year ago, and the Guard was in the process of a disciplinary discharge.
He likely has advanced combat training and was an airborne paratrooper who earned the elite rank of 'Ranger,' indicating he would have excellent wilderness and survival skills, Fox 13 Seattle reported, citing social media posts.
Decker is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping.