Overview
- Lenawee County District Court records show John Skelton, 53, faces three counts of open murder and three counts of tampering with evidence.
- The dates of offense are listed as Nov. 25, 2010, and Michigan State Police are identified as the investigating agency.
- Andrew, 9, Alexander, 7, and Tanner, 5, were declared legally dead in March 2025 after a court ruling that stopped short of finding who was responsible.
- Skelton remains incarcerated at Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility with an arraignment not yet set as the criminal case moves forward.
- Investigators have cited years of false leads and testimony about a noose, a circled Bible verse and a note described as a “passive admission,” while the family requests privacy following the charges.