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Travis Decker, who has been charged with killing his daughters Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 5, had a suspicious search history leading up to the murders, an affidavit revealed.
By Olivia Evans Jun 09, 2025 4:01 PM | Updated 6 minutes ago
Manhunt Underway for Dad of 3 Missing Daughters Found Dead in Washington State
Police are continuing to investigate a horrific crime.
After Washington state resident Travis Decker was charged with the murders of his daughters Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 5, a U.S. Marshals Service affidavit, obtained by NBC News, reveals that he had suspicious searches on his Google account.
“These Google searches included the following: 'how does a person move to canada,’ 'how to relocate to canada,’ 'jobs canada' and 'jobs canada,’” US Deputy Marshal Keegan Stanley wrote in the June 6 affidavit, per NBC. “After the above-listed Google searches, he visited the site 'Find a job - Canada.ca.’”
A manhunt is currently underway for Decker, 32, who has not been seen since his daughters were found dead with plastic bags over their heads in Chelan County, Washington near his abandoned truck June 2.
“Decker is currently wanted for three counts of Murder first degree and Kidnapping first degree,” a June 2 statement from the Wenatchee police read. “Additional law enforcement officers responded and searched the immediate area. During the search, the bodies of the three missing girls were discovered.”
Decker had picked up Paityn, Evelyn and Olivia May 30 from their mother Whitney Decker for a regularly scheduled custody visit, her attorney Arianna Cozart told CNN June 8. The former couple, Cozart noted, had been divorced for many years but maintained a friendly relationship as co-parents.
During the hand-off, Cozart explained that Decker told his ex-wife he would bring their daughters back to her at 8 p.m. that day, as their custody agreement did not allow for overnight visits.
Wenatchee Police Department
When Decker did not show up at the allotted time, Whitney became worried and called him—but his phone went straight to voicemail. She called authorities later that night, according to an affidavit obtained by NBC News.
Cozart told CNN that Decker had struggled with mental health issues, but said, “He never displayed any sort of ‘red flags’ to Whitney."
In an affidavit obtained by NBC News, Decker is described as a military veteran who is “well versed in wilderness survival and capable of spending days or even weeks in the wilderness on his own and with very little equipment.”
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