13 things about Pewaukee, Wisconsin native Travis Decker

Travis Caleb Decker was born in Pewaukee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The city is around 1,867 miles away from Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington, USA.

Pewaukee was incorporated in 1999. Among the schools in the city are Pewaukee Lake Elementary School, Asa Clark Middle School, Pewaukee High School and St. Anthony on the Lake Catholic Church and School.

Three Washington girls who were reported missing last week after a scheduled visitation with their father were found dead Monday. Police have announced a search is ongoing for their father, Travis Decker, who is homeless and lives in his vehicle or at various hotels, motels and… pic.twitter.com/Pkst2TfSWx

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BIOGRAPHY

Decker was an American former wrestler who attended Pewaukee High School in Pewaukee. He Whitney D. Decker had three daughters.

A former U.S. Army soldier, Travis had extensive military training. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. From Pewaukee, he moved to Wenatchee.
2. His three daughters attended Lincoln Elementary School in Wenatchee.
3. As a wrestler, he competed in the 189-pound weight division.
4. In 2010, he was a member of a wrestling team in Pewaukee.
5. In 2021, he joined the U.S. Army.
6. In 2016, his daughter Paityn Decker was born.
7. In 2017, his daughter Evelyn Decker was born.
8. In 2020, his daughter Olivia Decker was born.
9. In 2021, he transferred from the Active Component of the U.S. Army to the Washington National Guard.
10. In 2022, he and Whitney filed for divorce.
11. In 2023, his and Whitney’s divorce was finalized.
12. In 2024, he stopped showing up to his monthly drills in the Washington National Guard.
13. In 2025, he died at age 32.

TIMELINE

Travis was 5’8″ tall and his registered weight was 190 pounds. In 2025, he was living mostly out of his 2017 GMC Sierra pickup truck and occasionally staying in motels and campgrounds while the Washington National Guard was in the process of a disciplinary discharge for him. 

2024

• On August 15, 2024, he turned 32.

2025

• At 5:00 p.m. on May 30, 2025, he picked up his daughters Paityn, Evelyn and Olivia from Whitney. He failed to return the girls to Whitney by 8:00 p.m. under a custodial arrangement. At 9:45 p.m., Whitney reported the girls missing.
• At around 3:45 p.m. on June 2, 2025, Chelan County Sheriff’s Office deputies found his unoccupied 2017 GMC Sierra truck near the Rock Island Campground in Leavenworth, Chelan County. Shortly after, Paityn, Evelyn and Olivia were found dead in the vicinity. The Chelan County Superior Court issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of first-degree murder and kidnapping. 
• On August 6, 2025, the Washington State Crime Lab reported that the DNA profiles found on the plastic bags covering each of his three daughter’s heads matched only him and his daughters.
• At around 2:00 p.m. on September 18, 2025, members of the U.S. Border Patrol’s BORSTAR Human Remains Detection Canine team and the U.S. Marshals Service’s Special Operations Group team found clothing and skeletal remains believed to be that of him in a wooded area in Leavenworth.