Travis Decker — the Washington dad accused of brutally murdering his three daughters — has been seen in public, and cops say it’s solely a matter of time earlier than they catch him.

After a weeklong manhunt, cops now consider Travis is hiding out close to Blewett Go within the Wenatchee Mountains of Washington. It is all because of a tip from hikers who noticed a sketchy man — who bore a placing resemblance to Decker — making an attempt to be inconspicuous as he wandered round a path within the Enchantments.

The Chelan County Sheriff says monitoring groups jumped on the hikers’ tip — and positive sufficient, certainly one of their chopper pilots eyeballed the lone hiker close to the path. However, the second the pilot noticed him, the person bolted.

The sheriff is urging anybody who has not too long ago camped within the space and noticed something suspicious to name the workplace’s tipline.

Sheriff Mike Morrison advised TMZ earlier this week it’s nonetheless unclear if Decker’s armed — however they’re hoping for a peaceable takedown.

However this manhunt’s no simple feat — Decker’s ex-military, skilled in survival, and is aware of disappear within the wild for weeks.

As you recognize … Decker vanished after a court-ordered go to together with his three daughters — Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 5 — on the finish of Could.