Timeline of Main Events

Late 2024:

• Travis Decker's ex-wife, Whitney, files for protection, citing his mental instability.

September 27, 2024:

• Court audio is released where Travis Decker states he regularly took his daughters to paid campsites after losing overnight custody. He claims he "never done anything that was unsafe."

May 26, 2025:

• Travis Decker allegedly conducts online searches related to how to relocate to Canada and looks through a Canadian job site.

May 30, 2025 (Friday):

• 5:00 PM: Travis Decker picks up his three daughters, Paityn (9), Evelyn (8), and Olivia (5), for a "planned visitation" in Chelan County, WA, as part of a parenting plan. His neighbor, Binh Nguyen, observes him looking "sad" and noticeably different.

• 8:00 PM: Travis Decker fails to return his daughters to their mother as required by the parenting plan.

• 9:45 PM: The girls' mother reports them missing to the Wenatchee Police Department, noting that Decker has gone "outside the parameters" of the visitation plan, causing alarm.

June 2, 2025 (Monday):

• Approximately 3:00 PM: Authorities locate Travis Decker's unoccupied pickup truck near Rock Island Campground in Washington.

• The bodies of Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia Decker, ages 9, 8, and 5 respectively, are found in or near Decker’s vehicle at Rock Island Campground. Reports indicate signs of suffocation, and their bodies were found zip-tied with plastic bags over their heads.

• Travis Decker is not found at the scene.

• Decker's boss reports that he had "recent mental health concerns" and failed to show up for work that day.

June 3, 2025 (Tuesday):

• Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison holds a press conference, urging Travis Decker to turn himself in and stating, "We're not going to rest, and we're going to make sure we find you. You will be brought to justice, those young ladies deserve it."

• The Chelan County Sheriff's Office releases updated images of Travis Decker, showing how he might have altered his appearance (with/without facial hair, short/long hair, with/without a hat), as the search intensifies.

• A new suspect flyer is released by authorities.

June 5, 2025:

• Whitney Decker's lawyer, Cozart, speaks to ABC News, stating that Travis Decker showed "no red flags" before his daughters' deaths and that the system "failed" him by not providing adequate mental health resources for his PTSD and borderline personality disorder.

June 11, 2025:

• Sheriff Mike Morrison states that Decker is "surrounded and has nowhere to go without encountering law enforcement," despite the harsh terrain.

• Multiple search efforts are launched, including responding to tips, confirming a helicopter sighting of Decker in thick forest, and collaborating with rescue agencies.

• Travis Decker is officially charged with three counts of first-degree murder, kidnapping, and custodial interference.

• A GoFundMe for the girls' funeral costs raises over $1.2 million.

June 17, 2025:

• Court audio from September 27, 2024, of Travis Decker fighting for custody of his daughters, is widely released.

Throughout the Manhunt (post-June 2, 2025):

• A nationwide manhunt for Travis Decker is underway, primarily concentrated in Washington State's rugged backcountry, including Blewett Pass, The Enchantments, Teanaway Valley, Rock Island Campground, Colchuck Lake Trail, Leavenworth, and Deschutes & Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests.

• Authorities believe Decker is using survival training to evade capture and may be heading toward Canada via the Pacific Crest Trail.

• The U.S. Marshals Service offers a $20,000 reward for information leading to his capture, urging the public not to approach him due to his extensive military background and potential to be armed.

• Law enforcement employs specialized tactical units, U.S. Marshals in camouflage with spotting scopes and precision rifles, K-9 units, and helicopter units in the search.

• Hikers report sightings of a man matching Decker's description, leading to intensified searches in areas like Ingalls Creek.

• Cadaver dogs join the manhunt.

• Reports surface of potential sightings of Travis Decker in McCall, Idaho, leading to search efforts there.

• Residents in several Washington State counties are urged to lock their doors and windows.

• Whitney Decker speaks at a memorial for her three daughters.

• Media, including true crime communities and podcasts, actively cover and dissect the case.

June 25, 2025:

• Authorities state there is no evidence that Travis Decker remains in the Washington search area or that he is still alive, suggesting he may have died while evading police.

Cast of Characters

• Travis Caleb Decker (32): The central figure of the manhunt, accused of murdering his three young daughters. He is a former Army infantryman from Pewaukee, Wisconsin, described as having extensive military training, including being a paratrooper and elite ranger, which he is believed to be using to evade capture in rugged terrain. He was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and PTSD, and his ex-wife had filed for protection due to his mental instability. He had limited visitation rights with his daughters and was reportedly living in his truck or at campsites.

• Paityn Decker (9): One of Travis Decker's three daughters, murdered on or after May 30, 2025.

• Evelyn Decker (8): One of Travis Decker's three daughters, murdered on or after May 30, 2025.

• Olivia Decker (5): One of Travis Decker's three daughters, murdered on or after May 30, 2025.

• Whitney Decker: Travis Decker's ex-wife and the mother of Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia. She had previously filed for protection against Travis and is the one who reported her daughters missing. She has spoken publicly about Travis's mental health struggles and the perceived failure of the system to provide him with help. She is seen at a support rally and a memorial for her daughters.

• Sheriff Mike Morrison: The Chelan County Sheriff, who has been a prominent figure in the press conferences regarding the manhunt. He has expressed determination to find Travis Decker and bring him to justice.

• Cozart: Whitney Decker's lawyer. She stated that Travis Decker showed "no red flags" before the tragedy and emphasized that the system, not the courts or Whitney, failed him by not providing adequate mental health resources.

• Binh Nguyen: A longtime next-door neighbor to the Decker family. He described Travis as an "enthusiastic 'girl dad'" and recalled seeing him with a "sad face" and looking "weird" on the day he picked up his daughters for the last time.

• Chris Swecker: Former assistant director of the FBI, who discussed the Travis Decker case on NewsNation.

• Dean Summers: A member of "Kurt's Army" helping on the manhunt in Washington State.

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