In the weeks since, the community rallied behind Whitney, gathering for a memorial service and donating more than $1 million to a GoFundMe set up by a family friend.

Meanwhile, a GoFundMe page established to support the girls' mother and Decker's ex-wife, Whitney Decker, with expenses and legal costs, has garnered nearly $1.3 million as of Tuesday, July 15.

Whitney’s Law would ensure that the alert system includes all at-risk children – regardless of whether a parent is the ...