The mom of three women who officers say had been killed by their father is asking for reforms to Washington state’s Amber Alert system after her daughters’ our bodies had been found and as officers seek for the person.
Whitney Decker believes her daughters should still be alive had the Washington State Patrol issued an Amber alert for them final week, her lawyer advised NBC affiliate KING of Seattle on Thursday.
“It’s essential to Whitney to get that fastened,” stated lawyer Arianna Cozart.
Evelyn, 8, Paityn, 9, and Olivia Decker, 5, had been discovered lifeless on Monday, a number of days after their mom reported them lacking. Their father, Travis Decker, 32, is needed on first-degree homicide expenses in reference to the killings.
Authorities started trying to find the women Friday evening after Whitney Decker filed a criticism that her ex-husband didn’t return the youngsters after a deliberate go to, in keeping with police.
Washington State Patrol issued an Endangered Lacking Individuals Advisory for the women on Saturday. Not like an Amber alert, the advisory doesn’t ship a textual content message to all cell telephones within the surrounding space concerning the lacking kids.
A spokesperson for the Washington State Patrol didn’t instantly return a request for remark Thursday.
Cozart stated that her consumer’s ex-husband had psychological well being points and that native police relayed his sickness to Washington State Patrol whereas pushing for an Amber alert unsuccessfully.
Court docket paperwork present that Whitney Decker advised detectives she agreed to a parenting plan together with her ex-husband in September. Nevertheless, he refused to signal the doc after he turned homeless, in keeping with the affidavit.
The settlement was contingent on Travis Decker looking for psychological well being remedy and home violence anger-management counseling, in keeping with the affidavit. The army veteran by no means did, in keeping with courtroom paperwork.
The three women had been discovered zip-tied and with plastic luggage over their heads close to a campground in a distant a part of the state, roughly 130 miles east of Seattle, in keeping with the courtroom doc.
It’s unclear if Travis Decker is armed, however officers stated he’s thought-about harmful. Authorities stated family knowledgeable them that Travis Decker has expertise to outlive open air for lengthy stretches and would typically go “off-grid” for months.
