In a span of just two weeks, three separate families—each thousands of miles apart—were torn apart by devastating acts of domestic violence and suspected murder-suicides, leaving authorities searching for answers and communities reeling with grief.

In Chelan County, Washington, a mother’s growing worry turned into every parent’s worst nightmare.

On the evening of May 30, 2025, Whitney Decker contacted authorities when her three young daughters failed to return home after a scheduled visit with their father, Travis Decker. The agreed return time had come and gone, and calls went unanswered.

By June 2, the unimaginable had happened. The bodies of Olivia Decker, 5, Evelyn Decker, 8, and Paityn Decker, 9, were discovered near Rock Island Campground, not far from where Travis’ truck had been abandoned.

Authorities revealed harrowing details: the girls had been zip-tied and suffocated with plastic bags over their heads. The cause of death was believed to be asphyxiation.