Overview
- Lenawee County court records show John Skelton, 53, was charged Nov. 12 with three counts of open murder and three counts of tampering with evidence, with Michigan State Police listed as the investigating agency.
- Skelton remains incarcerated at Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility; he had been slated for a Nov. 29 release after serving time for unlawful imprisonment tied to his failure to return the boys.
- Andrew, 9, Alexander, 7, and Tanner, 5, were last seen with their father in Morenci, Michigan, over Thanksgiving 2010, and have never been found despite extensive searches in Michigan and Ohio.
- A judge in March 2025 declared the boys legally dead at the request of their mother, Tanya Zuvers, but declined to rule that Skelton killed them due to insufficient evidence at that time.
- Investigators cite cellphone location data and a series of false or shifting accounts by Skelton as contradicting his claims; if convicted on the new charges, he could face life in prison, and the family has called the development heartbreaking.