Here is a detailed timeline of the main events and a cast of characters based on the provided sources:

Timeline of Main Events

• September 2024: Whitney Decker files a petition to modify the parenting plan with Travis Decker, citing his worsening mental health issues and increasing instability.

• About one year prior to June 5, 2025: Travis Decker attends his last monthly drill with the Washington National Guard.

• May 26, 2025: Travis Decker conducts Google searches including “how does a person move to canada,” “how to relocate to canada,” “jobs canada,” and visits the official Canadian job website.

• May 30, 2025 (Friday):Travis Decker picks up his three daughters, Paityn (9), Evelyn (8), and Olivia (5), for a scheduled three-hour custody visitation. This visitation is noted as unusual because Travis turns off his phone and does not respond to texts or calls, unlike previous visits.

• At 9:45 p.m., the girls' mother, Whitney Decker, notifies police that Travis has not returned the children.

• The Wenatchee Police Department and Chelan County Sheriff’s Office request an Amber Alert from the Washington State Patrol, but it is denied as the criteria for abduction and imminent danger are not met, according to WSP.

• May 31, 2025 (Saturday): Wenatchee Police detectives provide additional information, and an Endangered Missing Person Alert (EMPA) is issued for the girls.

• June 2, 2025 (Monday):The bodies of Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia Decker are discovered down an embankment at a campsite near the Rock Island Campground, on U.S. Forest Service land near Icicle River Road in Leavenworth, Washington. They are found with plastic bags over their heads and their hands bound.

• Travis Decker's white 2017 GMC Sierra pickup truck is found at the scene, but he is not. A man's blood is discovered at the scene.

• Authorities quickly identify Travis Decker as the prime suspect, wanted for three counts of aggravated first-degree murder and three counts of first-degree kidnapping.

• June 3, 2025 (Tuesday): A Chelan County Superior Court judge issues a warrant for Travis Decker's arrest with no bail and nationwide extradition authority.

• June 5, 2025: Whitney Decker's friends and family issue a call for compassion, love, and action, with Whitney hoping to channel energy into changing systems that failed her daughters.

• June 6, 2025: A federal arrest warrant is issued for Travis Caleb Decker, charging him with Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution, based on an affidavit from U.S. Marshals Service Deputy Keegan Stanley that includes his pre-murder Google searches.

• June 7, 2025: Washington Governor Bob Ferguson allocates Washington National Guard resources to the search effort for Travis Decker.

• June 10, 2025: The Chelan County Sheriff's Office reports that tracking teams believe they are on Decker's trail after a hiking party saw a lone hiker who appeared unprepared and was avoiding others.

• June 15, 2025: The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) reports that deputies and the Kittitas County Regional Tactical Response Team are active in border areas near Decker's last believed location.

• June 17, 2025 (Tuesday): The Chelan County Sheriff's Office releases new digitally altered images showing how Travis Decker might have changed his appearance (shaved head/no facial hair, shaved head/thick mustache, shoulder-length hair/baseball cap) to aid in public identification.

• June 18, 2025: CBS News publishes an article highlighting the release of the new images of Travis Decker and stating that the U.S. Marshals Service has taken the lead role in the search.

• June 19, 2025: The manhunt for Travis Decker enters its third week, with the search expanding into new wilderness areas like Teanaway Valley and Blewett Pass. A $20,000 reward is announced for information leading to his arrest. An audio recording of Decker fighting in court for more visitation time with his daughters, nine months before the murders, is released.

• June 20, 2025 (Friday): A public memorial service is held for Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia Decker at Rocky Reach Park in Wenatchee, Washington. Hundreds gather to honor the girls.

• June 21, 2025: The hunt for Travis Decker enters its fourth week. Authorities state that he is still alive and actively evading capture.

Cast of Characters

• Travis Caleb Decker: The 32-year-old father accused of kidnapping and murdering his three young daughters, Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia. He is a former military member with extensive training, including as an airborne paratrooper and earning a "Ranger" tab, giving him elite wilderness evasion and survival skills. He was pending a disciplinary discharge from the Washington National Guard for not showing up to drills. He is considered armed and dangerous and is the subject of an ongoing multi-agency manhunt. His mental health issues were worsening before the murders, and he had made Google searches about moving to Canada days prior to the incident.

• Paityn Decker: One of Travis Decker's daughters, aged 9, who was found murdered.

• Evelyn Decker: One of Travis Decker's daughters, aged 8, who was found murdered.

• Olivia Decker: One of Travis Decker's daughters, aged 5, who was found murdered.

• Whitney Decker: The mother of Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia, and Travis Decker's ex-wife. She reported the girls missing after Travis failed to return them from a custody visit and had previously petitioned to modify their parenting plan due to Travis's deteriorating mental health. She believes the systems in place failed her daughters.

• Arianna Cozart: Whitney Decker's attorney. She believes that Travis's change in behavior, military background, training, and documented mental health struggles should have prompted an Amber Alert earlier.

• Curtis Loftis: Public Affairs Director for the Washington State Patrol. He stated that an Amber Alert was not issued immediately because the situation did not meet the legal criteria for an abduction or imminent danger to the children at the time of the initial report.

• Deputy Keegan Stanley: A U.S. Marshals Service Deputy who filed the affidavit for the federal charge of Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution against Travis Decker.

• Governor Bob Ferguson: Washington State Governor who allocated Washington National Guard resources to the search effort for Travis Decker.

• Sheriff Mike Morrison: Chelan County Sheriff, who provided updates on the manhunt, including dismissing a possible sighting of Decker in McCall, Idaho.

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