{"id":30881,"date":"2025-06-07T00:35:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T00:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=30881"},"modified":"2025-06-07T00:35:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T00:35:10","slug":"mother-of-three-slain-sisters-says-authorities-made-one-deadly-mistake","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=30881","title":{"rendered":"Mother of three slain sisters says authorities made one deadly mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whitney Decker is demanding answers after her three daughters \u2014 Paityn (9), Evelyn (8), and Olivia (5) \u2014 were found murdered near their father\u2019s truck in a remote part of Chelan County, Washington. Their father, Travis Decker, 32, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and kidnapping but remains on the run. Each girl was found with a plastic bag over her head and wrists tied with zip ties.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14248\" src=\"https:\/\/currentnews-foryou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-90.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Decker, a former Army Ranger struggling with mental illness and homelessness, had legal visitation rights but failed to return the children, prompting Whitney to alert police. Despite concerns and his mental health history, no AMBER Alert was issued \u2014 only a lesser Endangered Missing Person Alert, which lacks emergency phone notifications.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Family attorney describes life of wanted Wenatchee father\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-d-7iN1MTEs?feature=oembed\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Authorities now believe Decker may be hiding in the wilderness, as he was known to live off-grid for extended periods. Whitney, supported by family, is calling for changes to the AMBER Alert system, believing earlier action might have saved her daughters. 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