Trail grows cold in manhunt for fugitive father Travis Decker as authorities reach breaking point: Im still angry

As the manhunt for the survivalist father accused of killing his three daughters before disappearing into the Washington wilderness sails past the one-month mark, local authorities are expressing their frustration as the trail begins to run dry. “I’m still angry,” Chelan County Sheriff’s Deputy Mike McLeod told USA Today as he recounted the search for 33-year-old Travis Decker.“He still hasn’t been found.” Decker, a former member of the U.S.

Army and trained survivalist, is wanted for allegedly killing his three children – Paityn; 9, Olivia, 5; and Evelyn, 8.The girls were reported missing by their mother, Whitney Decker, on May 30 after they did not return home from a court-mandated custody visit with their father.A single email received three days later led authorities to Decker’s white GMC pickup at Rock Island Campground, where the girls’ family had told law enforcement he was likely headed for a camping trip, the outlet reported. “At that point it was still a missing persons case,” McLeod said.

“Once I read the email, I knew right where they would be.But things went south fast.”McLeod reportedly located the vehicle while searching the area on a dirt bike, subsequently alerting dispatch of his findings.

The three girls’ bodies were found with their hands bound and plastic bags over their heads within mere feet of the truck. “There was nothing we could do for them,” McLeod said.“I was angry, where is he?” McLeod, a 20-year veteran with the sheriff’s department who has spent the last nine years as a forest deputy, recalled finding Decker’s wallet, noting it was the “only thing” left behind, the outlet reported. Roughly one mile from where the girls’ bodies were discovered, authorities reportedly found an abandoned orange tent. “It looked like a homeless person tent,” McLeod told USA Today.

“Floor was ripped, haphazardly put up, not an expensive tent.However, the cooler was placed neatly nex...