Travis Decker, 32, is at the moment needed on three counts of first-degree homicide and one rely of first-degree kidnapping, per the Chelan County Sheriff’s Workplace, who IDed him as a suspect within the deaths of his daughters, Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 5.

In a press launch on Tuesday, the Wenatchee Police Division reported that the women had been discovered after their father’s automobile, a white 2017 GMC Sierra pickup, was situated close to a campground in Chelan County, Washington. The women from Wenatchee have been first reported lacking after their father didn’t return them after a deliberate three-hour visitation on Friday, Might 30.

The seek for Decker comes after years of obvious coparenting and custody points between Decker and the women’ mom, Whitney. The pair have been reportedly married for seven years, however have been divorced for a number of. KIRO 7 broke down the authorized filings of their case, noting that it appeared there have been no considerations about Decker’s habits initially.

He was reportedly first given custody of the women each different weekend in 2023, earlier than, in 2024, Whitney requested for a change within the schedule. The outlet, citing authorized docs, mentioned Travis was listed as “transient” on the time, with Witney saying he “uncared for his parental duties in the direction of a baby” and “has a long-term emotional or bodily downside that will get in the best way of his capability to mother or father.”

She additionally reportedly needed him to bear a psychiatric analysis, in addition to one for anger administration and home violence, and for him to bear counseling.

That very same 12 months, she reportedly filed one other doc stating, “Since our separation, it has grow to be more and more clear that Travis has been struggling to keep up stability in his life.” She additionally referred to as out his “lack of stability” for having a “destructive influence on our youngsters,” and needed to restrict overnights till he was not homeless.

“Travis is ready to attend occasions for our daughters, he’s engaged and demonstrates a real love for them,” she reportedly wrote, earlier than including, “Travis additionally has some emotional/psychological well being points that have been the first catalyst to the top of our marriage. His borderline character dysfunction and narcissism grew to become rampant.”

Within the docs, she reportedly claimed she was informed he was residing in an RV, earlier than studying Decker, an Military vet, was really having the women spend the evening with him at an armory, surrounded by “a bunch of unusual males.”

Whitney detailed one regarding occasion from December 2023 through which she allegedly obtained a FaceTime from one among her daughters from the armory, “screaming crying” that their father wasn’t round, after her fingers had apparently been “smashed” utilizing exercise gear.

Whitney additionally accused him of getting “some outbursts the place he has burst into my residence towards my objections and yelled for the women,” writing that “Travis simply retains getting an increasing number of unstable.” Whereas she famous “he has made enormous sacrifices to serve our nation and loves his women very a lot,” she added that he “has obtained to get higher for our women,” who she did not need to maintain him from.

Ultimately, Whitney was reportedly allowed to restrict visitation and Travis was supposed to hunt counseling for psychological well being and anger administration, however by no means did. Per the docs, Whitney “believes he at the moment doesn’t take treatment.”

Whereas he was reportedly granted visitation each different weekend — on Fridays from 5-8pm, Saturdays from 11am-7pm and Sundays from 9am-5pm — he by no means returned residence with the women this previous Friday evening. That night, Whitney mentioned Travis “was quieter than often which was out of character.”