DNA testing confirms Travis Decker is sole suspect in murder of his three daughters

DNA testing has confirmed that the fugitive father accused of killing his three daughters at a campground in Washington state in June is the sole suspect wanted in connection with the case, authorities said Tuesday.

The Chelan County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that DNA profiles matching that of Travis Decker, 32, were found on the plastic bags alleged to have been used to suffocate Evelyn, 8, Paityn, 9, and Olivia Decker, 5. Authorities say Decker was due to return the girls to their mother after he took them for a visitation on May 30.

The three girls were found at the Rock Island Campground along Icicle Creek on June 2 with the bags over their heads. The sheriff's office said cable ties were found at the scene near the bodies. Autopsies carried out in early June found the cause of death was suffocation as a result of homicide.

The Washington State Crime Lab made the DNA connection on Aug.6, the sheriff's office said, by analyzing the plastic bags and cable ties. No other DNA profiles were found, it said.

"The completion of this DNA analysis provides additional evidence that indicates Travis Decker is the only suspect involved in committing these homicides," the release said.

Authorities still don't know where Decker is, however, or even whether he is alive or dead. State and federal agencies continue attempts to locate him.

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The Marshals Service is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to Decker’s arrest.

The sheriff's office reiterated a previous warning that Decker "should be considered armed and dangerous." Anyone who spots him should call 911, it said.

Anyone with information can contact the U.S. marshals office at 1-800-336-0102 or USMS Tips.