Found Deceased WA - Olivia 5, Evelyn 8 & Paityn Decker 9, found dead, manhunt on for father, Travis Decker 32, wh 2017 GMC Sierra PU, Wenatchee, 30 May 2025 #2

[Twistinginthewind]

He does seem to have plenty of sympathizers. I don't get it.

I agree, it doesn't make sense at all for there to be sympathizers of TD at this point, IMO.

However, it seems with SM being an open wide channel on most if not all high profile murder cases, like this one, there are enough people able to anonymously type up a paradoxical line of thinking that has enough SM legs to garner some recognition.

Like the Proburgers, they're called, who on SM are adamant (IMO & paraphrasing) that Bryan Kohberger didn't murder the 4 college coeds in Moscow, ID in Nov. 2022, against all the evidence against him LE had, though he was recently convicted.

So, perhaps there are people following the murders of Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia who don't believe the evidence LE has that TD murdered them.

Not sure why (dare I say 'Denial is not a river in Egypt'), but it seems to be an increasingly regular phenomenon.

JMO

 

[RedHaus]

I haven't read up on everything, and despite my reservations, has any expert done an 'offender profile' (criminal profile) on him?

An FBI profiler.

 

[teeby]

I have seen some comments along the lines of "he probably didn't do it, they always just assume it was the dad, he's probably kidnapped or murdered somewhere too". So I guess theoretically if he found someone who thought like that and swore he didn't do it but he's afraid to come out of hiding because he knows he won't get a fair trial, they might help him?

 

[Charlot123]

Really?! I can't imagine anyone sympathetic to him knowing he killed his children. If someone is helping him, I thought they must be completely unaware of his true history (as in, he's using an alternate name/story and the helper doesn't recognize he's actually a wanted man).

I can: “Man, my ex, courts always side with the wives, I, too, am not allowed to see my children now… “ Intense projection, that is. Someone sympathetic but paranoid might easily persuade himself that TD was not a killer and was merely set up by someone else. Sadly.

One can just hope that they fight with the supporter.

 

[Charlot123]

I agree, it doesn't make sense at all for there to be sympathizers of TD at this point, IMO.

However, it seems with SM being an open wide channel on most if not all high profile murder cases, like this one, there are enough people able to anonymously type up a paradoxical line of thinking that has enough SM legs to garner some recognition.

Like the Proburgers, they're called, who on SM are adamant (IMO & paraphrasing) that Bryan Kohberger didn't murder the 4 college coeds in Moscow, ID in Nov. 2022, against all the evidence against him LE had, though he was recently convicted.

So, perhaps there are people following the murders of Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia who don't believe the evidence LE has that TD murdered them.

Not sure why (dare I say 'Denial is not a river in Egypt'), but it seems to be an increasingly regular phenomenon.

JMO

About the Idaho case.

Essentially you have to blame the initial “frat” posts on the said SM. In hindsight I think they were made by someone targeting certain male frat members, but they were darn convincing. Moreover, they offered a lot of specific information and when you see this angle, it is hard to unsee it.

So between the initial posters mentioning one victim as the target and the father of another victim, saying, “but he didn’t need to go upstairs then”, who knew that the poor father would end up right, and the early posters, wrong?
In BK’s case, it so happened that an unknown stranger happened to be the killer, but the initial alternative version was far from implausible.

But in Wenatchee case, we have no alternative angles to look at. The mother seems to be a really nice person who treated TD kindly. My heart goes out to this poor woman. The version that someone set a mentally ill and off-meds TD up is unbelievable.

 

[Lalalacasbah]

I agree, it doesn't make sense at all for there to be sympathizers of TD at this point, IMO.

However, it seems with SM being an open wide channel on most if not all high profile murder cases, like this one, there are enough people able to anonymously type up a paradoxical line of thinking that has enough SM legs to garner some recognition.

Like the Proburgers, they're called, who on SM are adamant (IMO & paraphrasing) that Bryan Kohberger didn't murder the 4 college coeds in Moscow, ID in Nov. 2022, against all the evidence against him LE had, though he was recently convicted.

So, perhaps there are people following the murders of Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia who don't believe the evidence LE has that TD murdered them.

Not sure why (dare I say 'Denial is not a river in Egypt'), but it seems to be an increasingly regular phenomenon.

JMO

You read my mind! I was thinking about those Proburgers too and the insanity of it! The sympathizers are out there!

TD may garner sympathy from someone out there as he is a vet and may tell even a stranger some stories about himself being a vet...

And (dare I say too, as this sounds shallow!) he likely has the capacity to clean himself up and look attractive (to a woman who may not even recognize him). Look how different he looked in photos when he was a happy father. So if someone far away wasn't following this news story and unknown to them, they might help him.

I still hope they find him in the river. Seems the best outcome for everyone involved MOO JMO

 

[Lalalacasbah]

I can: “Man, my ex, courts always side with the wives, I, too, am not allowed to see my children now… “ Intense projection, that is. Someone sympathetic but paranoid might easily persuade himself that TD was not a killer and was merely set up by someone else. Sadly.

One can just hope that they fight with the supporter.

True, birds of a feather...

 

[girlhasnoname]

He does seem to have plenty of sympathizers. I don't get it.

I could maybe see family member or someone close to him (fellow Army buddy) believing a story by TD that he was attacked and the girls were murdered by someone else. He barely escaped with his life (injury of his blood) and can't risk turning himself in because LE would never believe him.

I know that sounds implausible, but that's the only way I think anyone would ever help him if they knew him. Otherwise, it would have to be a complete stranger that didn't watch the news, but then why wouldn't they come forward now to LE?

JMO

 

[Trino]

He does seem to have plenty of sympathizers. I don't get it.

We have a very strange 2025 society today. Not conventional normal times. Is it the culture? politics? education? media? No idea, but where I come from this man killed two children and deserves nothing.

 

[Diddian]

We have a very strange 2025 society today. Not conventional normal times. Is it the culture? politics? education? media? No idea, but where I come from this man killed two children and deserves nothing.

Note that TD killed not two, but THREE children - his daughters, Olivia, Evelyn, and Paityn.

 

[placard]

Just saw a tweet on x.com reposted by komo news minutes ago. "King County authorities received a report about a POSSIBLE TRAVIS DECKER SIGHTING on the Pacific Crest Trail near Snoqualmie Pass. We’ve watched as drones, k9 teams, and Guardian One have started scouring the mountains near the pass."

 

[waitin'4thewrld2chg]

Just saw a tweet on x.com reposted by komo news minutes ago. "King County authorities received a report about a POSSIBLE TRAVIS DECKER SIGHTING on the Pacific Crest Trail near Snoqualmie Pass. We’ve watched as drones, k9 teams, and Guardian One have started scouring the mountains near the pass."

Oooh, I want to know the details surrounding the report! So curious. Anything's possible.

 

[roche.analisa]

Just saw a tweet on x.com reposted by komo news minutes ago. "King County authorities received a report about a POSSIBLE TRAVIS DECKER SIGHTING on the Pacific Crest Trail near Snoqualmie Pass. We’ve watched as drones, k9 teams, and Guardian One have started scouring the mountains near the pass."

Search for Travis Decker intensifies with possible sighting on PCT near Snoqualmie Pass Search for Travis Decker intensifies with possible sighting on PCT near Snoqualmie Pass

 

[waitin'4thewrld2chg]

A google search now shows the following, but clicking on the link does not yield a mention of false alarm. Just that the search didn't yield any results.

No results and false alarm are too different things, in my opinion, but maybe more will come out to support the false alarm angle soon.

KIRO 7 News Seattle
https://www.kiro7.com › news › local › possible-travis...

Possible Travis Decker sighting at Snoqualmie Pass a false alarm ...​

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[AngTxGal]

A google search now shows the following, but clicking on the link does not yield a mention of false alarm. Just that the search didn't yield any results.

No results and false alarm are too different things, in my opinion, but maybe more will come out to support the false alarm angle soon.

KIRO 7 News Seattle
https://www.kiro7.com › news › local › possible-travis...

Possible Travis Decker sighting at Snoqualmie Pass a false alarm ...​

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I was hoping they had him in custody!! Dammit

IMO

 

[simlyme]

If he is there , he's about 50 miles to Seattle. It runs South to North

copied and pasted.
The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is a long-distance hiking and equestrian trail stretching 2,650 miles (4,265 km) along the highest portion of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges in the western United States. It runs from the border of Mexico to the border of Canada, closely following the crest of these mountain ranges.
If you want to get an idea of the location I attached a picture of the area.
If he's brazen enough , he can hitch a ride off of 90. But if he's made it that far , he can probably get wherever he wants.
Hopefully he gets caught real soon , although I still think he's a dead man somewhere . I hope I'm wrong !!

 

[Seattle1]

If he is there , he's about 50 miles to Seattle. It runs South to North

copied and pasted.
The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is a long-distance hiking and equestrian trail stretching 2,650 miles (4,265 km) along the highest portion of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges in the western United States. It runs from the border of Mexico to the border of Canada, closely following the crest of these mountain ranges.
If you want to get an idea of the location I attached a picture of the area.
If he's brazen enough , he can hitch a ride off of 90. But if he's made it that far , he can probably get wherever he wants.
Hopefully he gets caught real soon , although I still think he's a dead man somewhere . I hope I'm wrong !!View attachment 605675

Tip came in about 6 pm Friday--
A large response of deputies, including TAC-30, K-9 units, and the Guardian 1 helicopter responded to the area of the reported sighting, and neighboring law enforcement agencies were notified.

The search for Decker ended around 9:15 p.m.

The sheriff's office says they did not locate Decker, and there is no more information at this time.

8/1/25

Travis Decker not located after reported sighting near Snoqualmie Pass

The King County Sheriff's Office investigated a reported sighting of Travis Decker at Snoqualmie Pass on Friday.

www.fox13seattle.com

 

[simlyme]

Tip came in about 6 pm Friday--
A large response of deputies, including TAC-30, K-9 units, and the Guardian 1 helicopter responded to the area of the reported sighting, and neighboring law enforcement agencies were notified.

The search for Decker ended around 9:15 p.m.

The sheriff's office says they did not locate Decker, and there is no more information at this time.

8/1/25

Travis Decker not located after reported sighting near Snoqualmie Pass

The King County Sheriff's Office investigated a reported sighting of Travis Decker at Snoqualmie Pass on Friday.

www.fox13seattle.com

STINKS !

 

[Seattle1]

Search for Travis Decker continues amid swift water training

Travis Decker, the man accused of killing his three daughters, has been missing since May. Deputies are using every opportunity, even training, to keep looking.

www.king5.com

7/30/25

Deputies suited up and entered the fast-moving water Wednesday, practicing how to navigate strong currents and rescue trapped victims, but every pool, log jam, and bank they scanned was also a potential search zone.

“We’ll be walking four and five wide, searching the banks and deeper pools,” said Deputy Jerid Southerland. “We’re just going to keep looking until we find him.”

Swiftwater team sweeps Icicle in Travis Decker search

LEAVENWORTH — A six-member water rescue team waded and swam a two-mile extent of the upper Icicle River on Wednesday, seeking further evidence for the whereabouts of accused murderer Travis

www.nbcrightnow.com

7/31/25

The search ranged from roughly French Creek, just upstream from the remote site where Decker made his camp after picking up his daughters for a preplanned custodial visitation, to the Upper Icicle Creek Bridge, where Forest Service Road 7600 crosses the stream. Team members waded the shallows, probed the banks, and investigated deep pools and fallen trees where evidence might have lodged during the heavier late-spring flows.

The river flow now is "feet lower" than it was at the time of the murders, Sutherland said, aiding the team's effort. Morrison said the river was swept by searchers even while it ran high, shortly after the murders, when a National Park Service swiftwater team spent four days on the effort.

Despite the lack of findings, Morrison said, "It's worth trying."

Search for Travis Decker continues

The search for Travis Decker, who is accused of killing his three daughters, continues.

www.nbcrightnow.com

8/1/25-- video

 

[Gemmie]

A google search now shows the following, but clicking on the link does not yield a mention of false alarm. Just that the search didn't yield any results.

No results and false alarm are too different things

I agree. That possible sighting of the hiker in Idaho was a false alarm. No results simply means 'nothing/no one found'.