Travis Decker Manhunt Timeline

2022:

• Undated 2022: Travis Decker and Whitney Decker get divorced after a little over seven years of marriage, due to Travis's mental health struggles including feelings of isolation, paranoia, and Borderline Personality Disorder.

September 2024:

• Undated September 2024: Whitney Decker files a parenting plan in Chelan County Superior Court to limit Travis's time with their daughters. She claims Travis neglected his parental duties and had a long-term emotional or physical problem affecting his ability to parent. The plan grants Travis visitation for three hours on Fridays and eight hours every other weekend, only in Wenatchee Valley. Whitney also requests Travis undergo anger management, domestic violence evaluation, and a comprehensive psychiatric assessment.

• September 27, 2024: Court audio reveals Travis Decker fighting for custody, stating he regularly took his daughters to paid campsites after losing overnight custody. Police at the time believed he was homeless, living in his vehicle, hotels, or campgrounds.

May 2025:

• May 26, 2025: Travis Decker allegedly conducts Google searches for phrases like "how does a person move to canada," "how to relocate to canada," "jobs canada," and visits an official Canadian job website, suggesting a plan to flee.

• May 30, 2025 (5:00 PM): The Decker sisters (Paityn, 9; Evelyn, 8; Olivia, 5) are last seen leaving their Washington home for a "planned visitation" with their father, Travis Decker.

• May 30, 2025 (8:00 PM): Travis Decker is supposed to return the girls to their mother, Whitney Decker, but does not.

• May 30, 2025 (9:45 PM): Whitney Decker contacts police and reports her daughters missing.

• May 31, 2025: The Wenatchee Police Department releases an endangered missing persons alert for the girls. The case does not meet Amber Alert criteria at this time.

June 2025:

• June 2, 2025: The bodies of Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia Decker are found dead near Rock Island Campground, less than a dozen miles from the Pacific Crest Trail. Travis Decker's abandoned white 2017 GMC Sierra pickup truck, along with his wallet and cellphone, are also found at the scene. DNA from Travis Decker's truck and items at the campground match blood samples, indicating his presence.

• June 2, 2025: Authorities announce Travis Decker is wanted for first-degree murder and kidnapping in connection with the girls' deaths. His boss reports that Decker had "recent mental health concerns" and failed to show up for work that day.

• June 3, 2025: Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison holds a press conference, urging Travis Decker to turn himself in and vowing that authorities will find him. He states there are no leads on Decker's location and he could be anywhere in the nation.

• June 5, 2025: Chelan County Sheriff's Office executes search warrants on the area and Decker's electronic devices. Whitney Decker's lawyer, Arianna Cozart, states to ABC News that Travis showed "no red flags" before the disappearance and that the system "failed" Travis in providing mental health help.

• June 6, 2025: Chelan County Sheriff's Office announces over 500 tips have been received. Friends and community members gather in Wenatchee Valley to honor the Decker sisters. Whitney Decker's lawyer tells PEOPLE she thinks Travis likely died by suicide. An autopsy on the girls is completed.

• June 7, 2025: Washington State Patrol (WSP) sends an endangered missing persons advisory.

• June 9, 2025: Police release the autopsy results for the Decker sisters, stating the cause of death was suffocation and the manner of death was homicide.

• June 17, 2025: Court audio from September 27, 2024, is released, showing Travis Decker fighting for custody and discussing taking his daughters camping.

• June 24, 2025: Whitney Decker speaks publicly for the first time since her daughters' deaths, giving a speech at their memorial service.

• June 28, 2025: 25 people from Chelan County Volunteer Search and Rescue conduct a thorough grid pattern search of the crime scene area.

July 2025:

• July 1, 2025: The Washington State Crime Lab confirms the DNA in blood found on Decker's truck tailgate matches his DNA profile.

• July 2, 2025: Reneé Diaz from Northwest Public Broadcasting reports that one month has passed since the girls were found dead. Pink, purple, and green bows are tied around Wenatchee in tribute to the Decker sisters. Law enforcement continues the search for Travis Decker, extending it down to the Columbia River with a swift water search team and underwater camera systems. Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office searched Crystal Creek Drainage last week after hikers reported seeing an ill-prepared individual avoiding others in The Enchantments.

• July 4, 2025: Week 5 since the girls went missing is noted, and the manhunt continues.

• July 5, 2025: The U.S. Marshals Service receives a tip from a family recreating in the Bear Creek area of the Sawtooth National Forest who reported seeing someone matching Decker's description.

• July 6, 2025: Tracy Bringhurst reports on the focus of the manhunt shifting to Idaho's Sawtooth National Forest.

• July 7, 2025: U.S. Marshals Service Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force initiates a joint search operation in the Sawtooth National Forest, focusing on accessible areas. They receive multiple public tips and caution against picking up hitchhikers and flying drones in the search area.

Cast of Characters

• Travis Caleb Decker (32): The estranged father of Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia, accused of their kidnapping and murder. He is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, 190 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. A former U.S. Army soldier and Washington National Guard member, he has military training in navigation and survival skills. He struggled with mental health issues, including feelings of isolation, paranoia, and Borderline Personality Disorder, for which he was reportedly not taking medication. He was facing disciplinary discharge from the National Guard for not attending drills and had limited visitation rights with his daughters. He is considered armed and dangerous, and a $20,000 reward is offered for information leading to his arrest.

• Paityn Decker (9): One of Travis Decker's daughters, tragically found dead on June 2, 2025. Her favorite color was green.

• Evelyn Decker (8): One of Travis Decker's daughters, tragically found dead on June 2, 2025. Her favorite color was purple.

• Olivia Decker (5): One of Travis Decker's daughters, tragically found dead on June 2, 2025. Her favorite color was pink.

• Whitney Decker: The mother of Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia, and Travis Decker's ex-wife. She reported her daughters missing on May 30, 2025, after Travis failed to return them from a scheduled visitation. She divorced Travis in 2022 due to his mental health struggles and had filed a parenting plan in September 2024 to limit his visitation. She believes Travis may have died by suicide and feels the "system" failed him in providing mental health care.

• Mike Morrison: Chelan County Sheriff. He has been a primary spokesperson for law enforcement in this case, providing updates on the search and investigation, including the DNA evidence and the cause of the girls' deaths. He has publicly urged Travis Decker to surrender.

• Arianna Cozart: Attorney representing Whitney Decker. She has provided insight into the Decker couple's past relationship and Travis's mental health struggles, advocating that the system failed Travis in getting him the help he needed.

• Amy Edwards: A family friend of the Decker sisters, who spoke at their memorial event, highlighting the community's love and sorrow for the girls.

• Deputy Keegan Stanley: U.S. Marshals Service Deputy who filed the affidavit charging Travis Decker with Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution, detailing the Google searches related to moving to Canada.

• Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Eric Toms: A U.S. Marshal providing updates on the search for Travis Decker in Idaho, cautioning the public against flying drones and picking up hitchhikers.