Overview
- Newly released court records say Wellington Delano Dickens III told investigators he buried his 1‑month‑old son, Riley, in the woods behind his Zebulon home.
- Johnston County authorities report an active search for the infant’s remains, and the sheriff’s office says the effort continues with no new charges announced.
- Dickens, 38, called 911 on Oct. 27 to confess to killing four children, and deputies found human remains in a car trunk in his garage and a 3‑year‑old alive in the home.
- Officials identified the four deceased as Leah, 6, Zoe, 9, Wellington Dickens IV, 10, and stepson Sean Brasfield, 18, and court records show Dickens is held without bond on four murder counts.
- The affidavit states Dickens told investigators two children appeared to die of malnutrition and two died after what he described as discipline, including taping a child’s mouth.