TRAVIS Decker’s final message to his ex-wife before he allegedly killed their three daughters has been revealed.
As the manhunt for the fugitive ramps up with new pictures of him, his ex-wife Whitney Decker said “something broke” inside the veteran after he acted normal on Friday.
Whitney Decker with her daughters, who disappeared after being picked up for a visit with their dad[/caption]
Paityn Decker, 9, Evelyn Decker, 8, and Olivia Decker, 5, were found dead at a campground on Monday after they left for a planned custody visit with Decker three days earlier.
Cops found the girls down an encampment at Rock Island Campground in Chelan County, Washington, with their dad’s truck abandoned nearby.
But Decker, 32, was nowhere to be found, sparking a forest manhunt for the suspect as cops warn mountain residents to lock their doors and not approach the former soldier, who has extensive military skills and can survive in the wilderness.
Whitney reported her daughters missing on Friday after Decker didn’t return them from the planned three-hour custody visit.
She said he picked them up at 5 pm and the former couple spoke for about 20 minutes before he left, making her believe nothing was out of the ordinary.
“He said, ‘Hey, I will see you at 8’ and he left, and he never came back,” Arianna Cozart, Whitney’s attorney who she has allowed to speak on her behalf, told ABC News.
The mom said through her lawyer that there were never any visitation issues before Friday.
“Something came out of this man and he broke, that’s it,” Cozart said.
“When that man picked up those girls, his babies, he did not have a plan to kill them; there’s nothing that indicates that he did.”
Decker hasn’t been seen since he picked his daughters up on Friday.
Cops have released multiple recent pictures and a home surveillance video of Decker in hopes that members of the public will keep an eye out for him.
The new pictures of the alleged killer show multiple tattoos on his arms, while the video showed he recently wore his hair in a ponytail.
On Thursday, officials said Decker may be traveling along the Pacific Crest Trail.
Cops urged residents to keep their windows and doors locked and to leave lights on at night, the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office said.
Hiking trails and parks have been closed as the search continues.
Cops warned that Decker is dangerous and potentially armed.
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