Who is Travis Decker? Homeless vet wanted for murder of 3 daughters1

An urgent manhunt continued Wednesday for Travis Decker, the homeless veteran wanted for the murder of his three young daughters, whose tied-up bodies were found with plastic bags over their heads three days after he picked them up for a scheduled custody visit.Decker, 32, faces three counts of first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping following the deaths of his daughters, Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 5, who were found at a Washington campground Monday close to the pickup truck their dad had been living in.The military veteran — whose ex-wife, the girls’ mom, had repeatedly warned he was becoming alarmingly “unstable” — remained at large Wednesday with a $20,000 reward issued for info leading to his arrest.Here is what is known about the suspected murderer.Decker appears in multiple social media posts from armed forces members.He is believed to have been a paratrooper who earned the elite “Ranger” tab, meaning he has wilderness evasion and survival skills, multiple Facebook and Instagram posts seen by Fox13 show.Decker also qualified as an instructor at the US Army’s National Guard Warrior Training Center at Fort Benning, Georgia, reports show.He was a member of the Washington National Guard since 2021 after transferring from the Active Component, but he had been awaiting a disciplinary discharge for not showing up to his monthly drills, Fox13 reported.The last drill he attended was around a year ago, according to reports.Decker’s wife, Whitney, filed for divorce from her husband last year, citing mental instability as a reason, court paperwork shows.He was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder toward the end of the marriage, and Whitney didn’t believe he was taking any medication, court filings seen by KIRO 7 show.“Travis also has some emotional/mental health issues that were the primary catalyst to the end of our marriage and have also affected the girls greatly,” she wrote in court paperwork seen by the Seattle Ti...