Posted on 06/08/2025 1:29:30 PM PDT by silent_jonny
The sisters, 5-year-old Olivia, 8-year-old Evelyn and 9-year-old Paityn Decker, were found suffocated to death at an abandoned campsite in Washington state on Monday, police said, sparking an intense manhunt for their father, Travis Decker.
Whitney had handed the girls over to Decker, 32, for their regularly scheduled custody visit on May 30, the Friday before the devastating discovery.
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Whitney told police that while he had a “good relationship” with his daughters and they enjoyed their time together, she believed he was experiencing mental health issues, according to the affidavit.
“But he never displayed any sort of ‘red flags’ to Whitney,” Cozart said.
As the manhunt continues, the sheriff’s office has advised residents in neighboring counties to lock their doors, including on outbuildings and sheds, and leave their outdoor lights on and their blinds open.
Travis Decker was experiencing homelessness, living in his car, motels or camping locally, his ex-wife told police.
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But there were concerns. Whitney told police that near the end of their marriage, her ex-husband was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, and she did not think he was taking his medication, according to the police affidavit.
In September 2024, a judge granted Whitney and Decker a parenting plan with limitations after an incident in which Decker kept the girls overnight at a homeless shelter and allowed them to go to a corner store unsupervised, according to Cozart.
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The new parenting plan included a psychiatric evaluation for Travis Decker, mandatory mental health counseling, and a domestic violence evaluation, according to court documents. He was permitted to see the children every other weekend.
Travis Decker had “displayed some volatile behaviors that seemed concerning towards Whitney, never towards the girls,” Cozart said.
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What is wrong with YOU to think a man driven to such extremes is normal and acceptable?
So, you’re putting the blame on his ex-wife? No one is “driven” to do such horrific things. The defect is with HIS soul; She is responsible for her own actions, but she is not responsible for his. Apparently, you are of the mind set of the average criminal, whose defense in his own mind, is, “Well, if they didn’t want me to commit (fill in the blank), they shouldn’t have (fill in the blank)”. No. Each person is responsible to keep his soul in check. Hate, anger, bitterness and the desire for revenge lead to this tragedy.
You are like his wife. You both lost your humanity and became HATEFUL before him.
No one is obligated to treat haters with respect. Once they discard humanity everything is possible -as his wife and him exemplify.
I’m sure both his wife and you have had abortions. After that EVERY degree of hatred and evil is acceptable.
Show no compassion and receive none in return
You could justify any evil act with that train of thought.
Maybe violent men should just put a bullet in their own head and save women the trouble.
Jail the judge who gave him unsupervised custody.
You have this so wrong. No one "forces" an able-bodied man to live out of his car. Nor did she take the kids from him, but obviously didn't object to sharing them unsupervised even after he did terrible things, like keeping little girls overnight in a homeless shelter.
He is a mentally ill combat-zone veteran, and somehow you think his wife protecting the kids in the here and now is "hate" that caused him to murder his own flesh and blood? No. His mental health and not taking his medications are where you should start thinking about it.
This isn't the Ozarks in the 1930s. Help is available. He didn't think he needed help.
Yes, they say that. But it isn’t the case. I have had several respected lawyers either I or my friends talked with, admit this very thing. Its a “technically no, unofficially yes” situation.
And I believe what these separate attorneys told us.
That would also be an excellent solution!
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