Whitney Decker claims that following Travis Decker’s visitation on Friday, she knew her girls, Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 5, were in “substantial danger” since he had neglected to return them.

She claimed that after pleading with authorities to issue an Amber Alert through her attorney, she was informed that the case did not fit the criteria.

The deaths of Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia were discovered on Monday at a Leavenworth camping, 20 miles from their home in Washington state. Zip ties had been used to secure their wrists, and plastic bags had been used to suffocate them all.

Travis, a veteran of Afghanistan, is wanted on suspicion of killing them. He is said to have ‘additional mental health concerns’ and ‘complicated PTSD’.