The three girls, ages 5, 8 and 9, were found dead Monday after a visit with their father, who is suspected of killing them.

When three girls went from Wenatchee went missing, the Washington State Patrol declined to issue an Amber Alert. Here's why.

An Endangered Missing Person Alert was issued on Saturday, but authorities said the case didn't meet AMBER Alert criteria.

An Endangered Missing Person Alert was issued on Saturday, but authorities said the case didn't meet AMBER Alert criteria.

A case must meet five federal criteria to trigger an Amber Alert. WSP says the three missing girls from Wenatchee did not meet two of those criteria.

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The criteria: 1. Child is under eighteen (18 ... There must be enough descriptive information available to believe that an AMBER Alert will assist in the recovery of the child.

Travis Decker, 32, is wanted on first-degree murder charges in connection with the killings, Wenatchee police said Tuesday.