Dad-of-3 Travis Deckers unstable behavior in months before allegedly murdering his daughters

A father-of-three accused of murdering his daughters demonstrated more and more unstable behavior in the months before the horrific slayings, court documents show.Travis Decker’s ex-wife warned that his mental state was deteriorating, court documents seen by KIRO 7 News show.In the last two years, she documented a number of bizarre and troubling incidents allegedly involving Decker, including barging into her home, leaving the young girls crying unattended and hitchhiking over to the house three hours late.Whitney Decker formally divorced her husband in September 2024, less than nine months before he allegedly killed his three daughters, Paityn, Evelyn and Olivia, and left their bodies near a campground in rural Washington state.Their bodies were found with plastic bags on their heads and zip ties around their wrists, according to police.“Since our separation, it has become increasingly clear that Travis has been struggling to maintain stability in his life,” Whitney said in the declaration seen by KIRO 7 News.Decker’s “lack of stability” was blamed for leading to a “negative impact on their children,” by Whitney.The three girls were “deeply affected,” which led to “heightened emotional stress,” she added.“This is demonstrated through screaming/crying bouts at drop off or when they get off a phone call,” she wrote.“Travis also has some emotional/mental health issues that were the primary catalyst to the end of our marriage.His borderline personality disorder and narcissism became rampant,” she wrote.Whitney first filed a petition of divorce on November 14, 2022, in Chelan County Court, but at that time, Whitney noted that no protection order or restraining order was needed.She also noted no concerns of abuse, neglect or violence with regards to her estranged husband, who was a member of the National Guard facing disciplinary measures for not showing up to drills, the documents show.But all that changed in the two years between the...