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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
James Liddell

Officials defend why they did not issue an AMBER Alert for 3 missing Washington sisters who were found murdered

Left to right: Olivia Decker, 5, Evelyn Decker, 8, Paityn Decker, 9, were found dead in Chelan County on Monday - (Wenatchee Police Department)

Officials have defended the decision not to issue an AMBER Alert after three young sisters vanished in Washington days before the trio were tragically found dead.

The bodies of Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia Decker, 5, were discovered near their father’s pickup truck close to the Rock Island Campground in Chelan County, 120 miles east of Seattle, on Monday, according to the Wenatchee Police Department.

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