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

[Chimera]

The Court ordered an evaluation of the father & he refused to sign. IMO, this should have stopped any visitation. The father also had poor judgment in leaving his children around men @ the Armory when he was not with him.

Bbm.
Ita.
He'd demonstrated excessively poor choices.
He did not deserve the gift that those children were.
And by extension, he did not deserve his ex wife who showed compassion until the very end.
Imo.

 

[tlcya]

suffocation deaths are usually blessedly fast, a matter of 2 to 5 minutes, but the suffering in those minutes is intense. The panic, the struggle to breath, those poor babies.

I am so angry at this father. I do believe he struggled with mental health. I do believe they worsened when he left the military. As the parent of a mentally ill, sometimes psychotic, young adult, I want to try to give this man some grace but I am really having a hard time with that.

I also believe the girls' mother. That he was a narcissist. And I have personal experience of that as well, I know well the screaming, the controlling, the constantly being kept off balance, doubting your own sanity.

He picked the spot ahead of time. He planned. He knew. I cannot accept that he was experiencing psychosis when he did that. That doesn't align with what my personal life experience has shown me about psychosis.

Nobody wins here. Three beautiful children, happy, loved. Gone. Through the selfish act of a narcissist.

 

[sasha17]

https://www.facebook.com/photo? fbid=1308264841308982&set=pcb.1308266324642167

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Another photo of Travis as the manhunt continues:
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From:

3 missing Washington girls found dead; their father is wanted for murder

Olivia, Paityn and Evelyn Decker were found dead after their father failed to return with them after a scheduled visitation. Their father, Travis Decker, is at large

www.11alive.com

He looks so wildly different in these two pictures.

 

[DS2021]

Don't thing there will be a trial. Just a guess when he's found.

Hopefully he's out in the woods with a self inflicted Gun shot wound

 

[bestill]

Hopefully he's out in the woods with a self inflicted Gun shot wound

And will be found. Their mother deserves for him to be found, dead or alive.

 

[ttjo]

They said 2 bloody handprints were found on the car. Asphyxiation?

They didnt say whos handprints they were , maybe by now thay have ?

 

[Miss Poovy]

And will be found. Their mother deserves for him to be found, dead or alive.

Horrible for her already . . . I can’t image her having to deal with him being “out there”.

 

[tlcya]

Horrible for her already . . . I can’t image her having to deal with him being “out there”.

not only that, but who is to say he doesn't blame the mother for his own horrible deeds? "look what you made me do?" and come after her? I would fear for my safety until I knew he was in custody or dead. I'd probably need to see the body just to be SURE sure he was no longer a threat. JMO

 

[TMich6811]

The Court ordered an evaluation of the father & he refused to sign. IMO, this should have stopped any visitation. The father also had poor judgment in leaving his children around men @ the Armory when he was not with them.

Visitation unless supervised should have been pulled for this. This is absolutely another case where the state failed the kids unless something comes out that we are not being told

 

[TMich6811]

I’m bleeding for this mom. I truly am confident I wouldn’t be strong enough to live after this unless there were other children

 

[tlcya]

I’m bleeding for this mom. I truly am confident I wouldn’t be strong enough to live after this unless there were other children

same I just pray God gives her strength.

 

[chinacat25]

What I don't understand is his extensive military record. Shouldn't such persons be required to undergo a mental evaluation before being awarded these positions. But, things change. He's out of the military. No idea what happened to him.

More and more, the military action is what is causing the problems...PTSD is clearly at play here so it's more a matter of not having proper VA care available for vets in many many cases, in my humble opinion.

 

[sunflowermomma]

This article has some more details about TD's time in the military:

Police Search for Army Veteran Father of 3 Dead Girls in Washington State | Military.com

www.military.com

Specifically -

"Decker joined the Army in 2013 and transferred to the Washington National Guard in 2021, Washington Military Department spokesperson Karina Shagren told The Associated Press. 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 for him, Shagren said"

and from this article: ‘He keeps getting more unstable’: Wenatchee mother raised alarms before daughters found dead

"On Nov. 14, 2022, a petition of divorce was filed in Chelan County court by Whitney. Within the document, she noted that no protection order or restraining order was needed."

... more timeline entries in the article snipped for clarity ...

On Mar. 7, 2023, a parenting plan was finalized, again noting no concerns. Travis was scheduled to have the girls every other weekend, from Friday at 6pm to Sunday at 6pm.

A year later, according to the court documents, Whitney’s opinion on the mental health of her ex-husband appear to have changed."


So it sounds like whatever changed in his psyche happened relatively recently.

 

[ttjo]

I’m bleeding for this mom. I truly am confident I wouldn’t be strong enough to live after this unless there were other children

I dont know if I can think of anything worse. to find out all 3 are gone, and how. All the feelings Mom must feel, replaying everything in her head and decisons made. This would be hell on earth for her, for anyone.

 

[ErinC]

All the good vibes going up for LE's safety in this manhunt, because if he was a Ranger he 1) can hide out in the woods indefinitely 2) has the potential to be REALLY dangerous to LE and civilians both. I feel horrible saying this, but I'm almost hoping he's killed himself, just for the safety of all others involved. MOO

 

[NuttMegg]

They didnt say whos handprints they were , maybe by now thay have ?

I haven't run across that. But they did say the bloody handprints were on the tailgate n one report, in another they said back of the vehicle. My point was how that ties in with strangulation?. Also I wonder if he transported their bodies in the bed of the truck. Why the blood.

 

[tlcya]

He looks so wildly different in these two pictures.

I can't find the dang article now but I read one yesterday that also showed images taken from his previous social media accounts and boy has his physical appearance changed over the past 6 or 7 years MOO

 

[NuttMegg]

SBM. I feel horrible saying this, but I'm almost hoping he's killed himself, just for the safety of all others involved. MOO

Best solution all around. Nothing to be gained from a trial, a confession, years in prison to have it dredged up ad infinitum like they do with Watts. He's got girlfriends! Then 5 "crime reports" on why women pursue baby murderers. His mother says it's the wife's fault! All of this and far more, continually bubbling up for profit after the unspeakable happened if the perp stays on in prison.

 

[ttjo]

I haven't run across that. But they did say the bloody handprints were on the tailgate n one report, in another they said back of the vehicle. My point was how that ties in with strangulation?. Also I wonder if he transported their bodies in the bed of the truck. Why the bloodI

I wonder if there was any blood on the girls? Could he be injured? or the dog? someone mentoned they found the dog but I dont know if they said if it was alive or not.

 

[justtrish]

More and more, the military action is what is causing the problems...PTSD is clearly at play here so it's more a matter of not having proper VA care available for vets in many many cases, in my humble opinion.

It sounds like he had the care he needed though. I saw it mentioned he stopped taking his meds. I don't think military service causes psychosis or narcissism. If he was prescribed meds that he refused to take or didn't take consistently, then this isn't a problem with the VA care, it's him not taking care of himself. I agree sometimes proper and/or timely VA care can be an issue. It sounds like from what I've read so far, this guy was going downhill once he left active duty, and he was now not taking his medicine. The VA can only do so much and if someone doesn't want to take their meds, the VA can't force them to. If we learn the VA wouldn't give him meds, that is different. He refused to sign a paper to get a court ordered evaluation. This is HIM choosing not to address his mental health.

I am married to a soldier. I see firsthand what some of friends deal with and I see some of them getting amazing care also. I know several who don't like what the VA has said so they just don't do what is recommended. It is a two-way street and sometimes the Veterans has to do the hard work required to get better. You can go to therapy and NOT do the work needed. You can be prescribed meds and not take them. I am all for holding the VA accountable, but we also need to hold individuals accountable for doing their part and sometimes they just do not do it.

This all my opinion.