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Marshals “jumped the gun” in announcing the remains of suspected kid-killer Travis Decker had been found, according to local officials who say it was based on “circumstantial evidence.” The declaration that Decker was confirmed “deceased” was made in a court filing Tuesday dismissing the case tied to the homeless dad, who had picked up his three young daughters for a routine visitation days before they were found bound and suffocated.
The declaration was made based on two feet, femurs and vertebrae found on Sept. 18, near some of the missing dad’s clothing in a wooded area about a mile from where the girls’ bodies were left in June.this week that Marshals “jumped the gun” in closing the case and saying the remains were the troubled Army veteran. “At this time, the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office is not in a position to make a positive identification or confirmation of Mr. Decker’s status,” the agencyDecker’s three daughters were found on June 2 with plastic bags over their heads and zip ties around their wrists.Chelan County coroner Wayne Harris also told the Daily Mail late Wednesday that there’s been “no scientific confirmation that it’s” Decker. “We saw a recent filing that does say that he is deceased, but they are using circumstantial evidence,” he warned. Harris said the coroner’s office “can’t use circumstantial evidence, we have to use scientific evidence,” which can delay official identification. That DNA testing is still underway, the coroner said.Decker’s body was found less than a mile from the scene of the crime, but was at an elevation of 1,200 feet with crewsThe site of the scattered remains was less than one mile from where Decker’s three slain daughters were found on June 2, near their father’s truck, which was parked at the Rock Island Campground. The three Decker girls — Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 5, — were found with plastic bags over their heads and zip ties on their wrists three days after their dad took them for a planned custody visit.Sisters who trashed Charlie Kirk memorial are begging for cash to pay legal bills after losing jobs $2.2 billion solar plant in California scheduled to be turned off after years of wasted money: 'Never lived up to its promises' Alleged Charlie Kirk shooter’s trans lover was gifted straight A student — before family argument upended his lifeBarack Obama admits to previous marriage woes with Michelle with eyebrow-raising commentConspiracy Theorists Are Locked In On ‘Snake Eyes,’ A 1998 Movie Featuring The Assassination Of A Character Named Charles KirklandDecker's three daughters were found on June 2 with plastic bags over their heads and zip ties around their wrists.Decker's body was found less than a mile from the scene of the crime, but was at an elevation of 1,200 feet with crews
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