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Authorities have exposed bones at the latest manhunt for fugitive father Travis Decker, the major suspect wanted to kill three young daughters.
The two-day sweep of the campground near Levenwarth, Washington, including local law enforcement, included more than 100 FBI Seattle agents-on Tuesday and the first major development in a nationwide hunting, which has caught the public since early summer, Fox 13 Seattle Informed With extensive survival training, an army legendary Decker has succeeded in capturing for three months.
Investigators have been looking for a decker from June 2, when he failed to return his daughters – after a scheduled visit, his mother for his mother Pitin, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 5 -. The bodies of the children were later found with a bag on their heads with ekical creek near Rock Island Campground. The Autopsy determined that the children died of suffocation and ruled the way of death.
Although the initial assessment could not confirm whether bones were humans, goods were sent to the Department of Drutation of Central Washington University for forensic testing to determine whether they could be associated with decker discovery, Fox 13 said.
The FBI finds an area around the campground where 3 daughters of Travis Decker were found dead
Travis Decker is accused of killing three of his daughters before disappearing in Washington forest. (Veneche Police Department through AP; Whitney Decker through AP)
The FBI told the outlet, “Search personnel recovered several items, which are being investigated to determine if they are related to this investigation.” “The final results will take some time.”
If the evidence is further investigated, the law enforcement will reply accordingly, Chalan County Sheriff Mike Morrison told the station. At this time, there is no decisive information about whether Decker is alive or dead.
The Manhunt County Sheriff Office for Travis Decker is intensively as
Several law enforcement agencies on Monday attended the rock island campground near Levenworth, Washington in search of Travis Decker. (AP through FBI)
Sheriff addressed the discovery of potential remains, given that factors such as wildlife activity and environmental risk make a complete skeleton rare, Fox 13 said.
“We believe the ability is that it is not a complete skeleton,” Morrison said. “If we find one, bits and pieces are going to be, because wildlife remains spread.”
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Travis Decker is accused of killing his three young daughters and leaving his body under a hill at Washington State Campsite. (Courtesy of Chalan County Sheriff Office)
So far, the authorities have discovered 247 acres of land in three major sweeps, Fox 13 said.
Chalan County Sheriff Mike Morrison told the station that additional campground and trail closure are likely as investigators continue to expand their search efforts.
Rock Island Campground entrance where many law enforcement agencies are participating in search of Travis Decker on Monday and Tuesday. (AP through FBI)
Another large -scale discovery, coordinated with federal partners, planned for September, the outlet said citing lioniffs.
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