three sisters found dead, ages 5, 8, and 9. father (Travis Decker) missing.

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usual tragic story. Father didn't return kids from visitation.

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1. Poor kids

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2. How horrible.

Rest in peace, sweet angels. I'm so sorry this happened to you.

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3. Update: Missing Wenatchee girls likely cause of death revealed in court documents

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/murdered-wa-girls-cause-of-death

-Court documents reveal new details in the murders of three young girls in Chelan County, along with the ongoing search for the suspect, Travis Decker.

-The children's cause of death was likely asphyxiation, according to a preliminary report filed with Chelan County Superior Court.

-Decker had allegedly been showing signs of growing mental health concerns and was not following a parenting plan order.

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4. America is so violent

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5. "sought an Amber Alert from state police that night, according to the release, but its request "did not meet the require

The department sought an Amber Alert from state police that night, according to the release, but its request “did not meet the required criteria.”

A spokesperson for Washington State Patrol said the request did not meet two criteria of the alert system, a federal program with strict guidelines set by the U.S. Department of Justice: there must be a reason to believe the missing person has been abducted and there must be a known, imminent danger of serious injury or death.

Decker had some custodial rights, so abduction was not an immediate legal presumption, said the spokesperson, Chris Loftis.

"In a situation where a custodial parent is late returning children to another parent, law enforcement does not automatically have clear indication that the children are in danger," he added.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/3-missing-girls-found-dead-washington-state-father-suspected-killing-s-rcna210743

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6. Police say father suspected of killing his 3 daughters could be hiding in the wilderness

Authorities in Washington state said the father wanted in the deaths of his three young daughters may have scoped out a hiding location before going off the grid using his outdoor survival skills.

Travis Decker, 32, is wanted on charges including three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Paityn Decker, 9; Evelyn Decker, 8; and Olivia Decker, 5, according to the Wenatchee Police Department. Investigators have learned from Decker's father that he is well-versed in outdoor survival, a skill that may have assisted his efforts to avoid detection, Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison confirmed at a June 4 news conference.

In addition to being an outdoorsman, Decker went to mountain survival school and served in the U.S. Army, potentially making the search more challenging.

"It sounds like at times he would go out and would be leaving off grid for sometimes up to two and a half months," Morrison told reporters. "So we understand that that's a possibility, that he could have scoped out this area before put supplies out there and has the ability and the knowledge to survive for a long period of time."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-father-suspected-killing-3-041659199.html