Authorities in Washington state say forensic tests confirm that the remains of a former soldier who was wanted for killing his three young daughters have been found.

Authorities say they have found skeletal remains they believe are Travis Decker, an ex-soldier wanted in the deaths of his three daughters.

Authorities say blood discovered at a campsite where three young Washington state sisters were found dead last week belonged to a male.

Authorities have closed a wide swath of popular campgrounds and backpacking areas along the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington as they search for a former Army soldier wanted in the deaths of his three young daughters.

A man in central Washington state is wanted on suspicion of murder after his three young daughters were reported missing and then found dead.