Authorities say they believe they spotted Travis Decker, an ex-soldier wanted in the deaths of his three daughters, in the remote backcountry of Washington state.

We have found items that are of interest to us that we perceive could be from Mr.Decker. We have also followed up with some of his friends and family and we believe that we are closing in on his

WENATCHEE - Through trees, trails, rocks and mountains, agencies in and out of Chelan County have descended on the area surrounding Blewett Pass in the Cascade Mountains as they try to capture a man suspected of suffocating his three children in a remote campground.

Police have narrowed their search for Travis Decker, suspected of murdering his three daughters, to the area of Ingalls Creek and Valley High in Washington state. This case has drawn national attention due to the severity of the allegations,

Police tracked a subject believed to be Travis Decker, 39, after a weeklong manhunt. Decker is accused of killing his three daughters — Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8 and Olivia, 5 — whose bodies were found at a Washington campsite on June 2.

Decker’s three daughters were reported missing by their mother on the night of May 30 after they failed to return home from a scheduled visit with Decker. On Monday, a Chelan County deputy discovered the bodies of the girls, which were about 75 to 100 yards past their father’s unoccupied truck near the campground.

(CNN) — As the search for the father accused of killing his three young daughters approaches its third week, authorities in Washington state are embracing a “change in tactics,” Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison said in a Wednesday evening news conference.

The search for Travis Decker, a former U.S. Army soldier accused of killing his three young daughters in Washington state, is in its second week as the Washington National Guard has been deployed to aid law enforcement officers continuing to comb the Cascade Mountains and the Pacific Crest Trail region.