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.
