Found Deceased Olivia 5, Evelyn 8 & Paityn Decker 9, Endangered Alert, visitation w/ homeless dad Travis Decker 32, wh 2017 GMC Sierra PU, Wenatchee, 30 May 2025

[LarkBunting]

Who

I find it completely outlandish that the father has any visitation rights if he's homeless. What in the hell is that law out there in Washington?

Why not supervised visitation at a facility? It doesn’t sound safe or stable for three young kids to be exposed to the dangers of homelessness if there is any other option available.

IMHO, the courts sometimes (often?) prioritize parental rights over the safety and wellbeing of children.

I hope these sweet girls are still alive and can be returned to their mother.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

There is police activity at a remote campground near Leavenworth that is believed to be connected to this case. The sheriff's office confirmed that it involves an ongoing investigation, but can't comment further. The Endangered Alert has been canceled.

I don't like the way this sounds -- I hope the girls are safe.

UPDATE: Police response shuts down Icicle Road; father of missing girls sought on warrant

LEAVENWORTH — Multiple police agencies Monday night descended on a remote national forest campground, closing Icicle Road five miles west of Leavenworth.

www.ncwlife.com

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Chelan County sheriff's officials activated the East Cascade SWAT Team about 5 p.m. to respond to Rock Island Campground, about 18 miles west of Leavenworth in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Deputies closed down Icicle Road near Snow Lakes Trailhead just before 7 p.m.; it remained closed as of 9 p.m., staffed by two deputies directing motorists headed higher into the Icicle Valley to turn around.

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Earlier in the day, Decker was charged with three counts of first-degree custodial interference for allegedly failing to return his children.

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Shortly after 8 p.m. Monday, that missing alert was canceled by the State Patrol. No information was given as to whether the girls had been found safe.

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Missing person alert canceled for 3 Wenatchee girls; search efforts focus on campground

An endangered missing person alert for three young girls from Wenatchee was canceled Monday evening, though police say the investigation remains ongoing.

www.wenatcheeworld.com

An endangered missing person alert for three young girls from Wenatchee was canceled Monday evening, though police say the investigation remains ongoing.

Wenatchee Police Department Capt. Brian Chance told The Wenatchee World that further details will be released Tuesday morning.

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As the search continued, community members gathered at Memorial Park for a vigil Monday night. The event, organized through social media, began at 8:30 p.m. and was intended to bring people together to show support and solidarity.

 

[Soulmagent]

Decker, 5' 8" 190 lbs. Black hair ponytail. With 3 slender, blonde little girls. Not exactly a group that seamlessly blends in.

He would look completely normal in my area.. On face value. I dont know anything much about this case yet.

Praying as the post above is concerning.

 

[MollyHarps]

The fact there’s all this activity and the police have not come out with ‘the girls are safe now’ worries me.

I don’t think we’re getting good news here.

 

[Soulmagent]

Rock island campground map is linked in Unalienable Rights post.
Which I really appreciate.

 

[TheMom77]

Still worried for these girls…

 

[Chimera]

Waiting anxiously for good news about Olivia, Evelyn, and Paityn......

 

[Chimera]

Why not supervised visitation at a facility? It doesn’t sound safe or stable for three young kids to be exposed to the dangers of homelessness if there is any other option available.

IMHO, the courts sometimes (often?) prioritize parental rights over the safety and wellbeing of children.

I hope these sweet girls are still alive and can be returned to their mother.

Emphasis mine.
Agreed, esp. the bolded.
There have been other cases involving young kids where I thought ... what is the court/CPS thinking ?
Imo.

 

[Occam's Zebra]

Emphasis mine.
Agreed, esp. the bolded.
There have been other cases involving young kids where I thought ... what is the court/CPS thinking ?
Imo.

He was scheduled to have the girls for 3 hours - from 5 pm to 8 pm. No overnight stay. That's dinnertime, so the assumption is that he'd take them to dinner and then return them.

 

[swanniee11]

Missing Decker girls FB Log into Facebook
mom is the Admin. No updates posted yet.

 

[swanniee11]

From what I've read from family, this doesn't appear to be a "court appointed" visitation but more of a parental agreement. I can't confirm so IMO

 

[Unalienable Rights]

In the video included with this article, the mom says that the dad has struggled with mental health issues since he left the military. (This was recorded while the alert was still active.)

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Where are Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia? Wenatchee mom speaks out

The Wenatchee Police Department is asking for help locating three missing girls, last seen with their father during a planned visitation.

www.kiro7.com

 

[Marie A]

Seeing the photo of this dad alarmed me.
<modsnip - diagnosing>
We need much better education about mental health issues in this country and we need better care options - money needs to be allocated toward mental health.
As a wealthy nation, we need to prioritize caring for our mentally ill and their families.
I’m very saddened to read that he is ex military.
We should take better care of those who serve our country.
It’s upsetting to me that this dad was living in his car and homeless.
I can’t even imagine what this mom is going through.
Praying that by some miracle that we get great news at the impending press conference.
All IMHO

 

[Chimera]

He was scheduled to have the girls for 3 hours - from 5 pm to 8 pm. No overnight stay. That's dinnertime, so the assumption is that he'd take them to dinner and then return them.

So not for a long time, then, and I'd imagine other past visits went smoothly ?
But I still wish all visits with their dad had been supervised or drop off/pick up at a public location .
Omo.

 

[sasha17]

As of this morning, Travis Decker has not been booked into the county jail. Chelan County Regional Justice Center - Jail Registry / Inmate List

 

[tlcya]

I do not like these developments. I know mom says she doesn't think dad would harm the girls, LE cancelling the alert but not telling the public WHY they have done so without any clue as to whether girls have been found deceased or alive or what is a huge red flag.

I pray they are not out there investigating deaths

 

[tlcya]

Deputies closed down Icicle Road near Snow Lakes Trailhead just before 7 p.m.; it remained closed as of 9 p.m., staffed by two deputies directing motorists headed higher into the Icicle Valley to turn around.
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Shortly after 8 p.m. Monday, that missing alert was canceled by the State Patrol. No information was given as to whether the girls had been found safe.
UPDATE: Police response shuts down Icicle Road; father of missing girls sought on warrant

the timing of these events. What did they find between 7 and 8 pm?

 

[LarkBunting]

I do not like these developments. I know mom says she doesn't think dad would harm the girls, LE cancelling the alert but not telling the public WHY they have done so without any clue as to whether girls have been found deceased or alive or what is a huge red flag.

I pray they are not out there investigating deaths

Exactly. LE doesn’t act this way when they’ve found living children, IMO. I hope I’m wrong.

My heart has been in my stomach all night. I imagine the best we can hope for at this point is that this is an active stand off, where LE is trying to talk the father into surrendering, as this gives the chance that the girls are still alive.

 

[Herat]

I've been thinking that they found the truck and what would seem like a camping site, but there is no sign of the father or the girls.

I think if there was a final conclusion there would have been an official announcement by now.

 

[Twick]

Horribly nerve wracking.