Male Blood Found Where 3 Sisters in Washington Were Killed, While Search for Their Father Continues

Paityn, Olivia, and Evelyn Decker. Courtesy of Whitney Decker via AP

LEAVENWORTH, Wash.—Blood discovered at a campsite where three young Washington state sisters were found dead last week belonged to a male, authorities said Monday as the search continued for their father, a former soldier with extensive survival skills.

Investigators have been looking for Travis Caleb Decker, 32, since the night of May 30, when he failed to return the girls to their mother’s home in Wenatchee, about 100 miles east of Seattle, after a scheduled visit.