Travis Decker potentially seen in Idaho woods: Reports

(NewsNation) — Travis Decker, who has been connected the tally for implicit a month, was perchance sighted successful the woods successful Idaho, reports said.

The U.S. Marshals Service says it is investigating the matter. Authorities said Decker kidnapped and killed his 3 young daughters, Paityn, Evelyn and Olivia. Decker, since the incident, has been connected the U.S. Marshals' “Top 15 Most Wanted” list.

U.S. Marshals acknowledged that they received a extremity connected July 5 from a household that claimed to person seen a idiosyncratic successful the Bear Creek country of the Sawtooth National Forest. The statement of the idiosyncratic was accordant with that of Decker.

The household besides reported that the idiosyncratic didn't privation to marque oculus interaction and didn't respond erstwhile trying to onslaught up a conversation.

Another sighting of Decker successful Idaho was besides reported successful McCall backmost successful June.

Decker, who is notorious for hitchhiking, has officials urging the public not to prime up immoderate hitchhikers successful the area.

During the investigation, DNA was taken from idiosyncratic items believed to belong to Decker, which were recovered astatine the transgression country and matched humor samples recovered connected the tailgate of Decker’s truck.

Authorities previously said that Decker whitethorn person been deceased.

“We person not fixed up connected the hunt efforts,” Chelan County Sheriff Michael Morris. “We admit determination is simply a imaginable that helium could beryllium deceased, truthful we’re besides looking for that potential. 

The U.S. Marshals Service Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force asks anyone who was successful Sawtooth National Forest this past play to travel guardant with immoderate tips.