Federal prosecutor says Travis Decker is dead but sheriff says DNA tests are pending

Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to drop the arrest warrant for a former soldier wanted in the deaths of his three young daughters because the U.S. Marshals Service says the man is dead, but the sheriff’s office said their decision was premature because DNA test results are pending.

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