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Michigan Father Charged With Murder in 2010 Disappearance of His Three Sons

Filing comes weeks before his planned release from a prior unlawful-imprisonment sentence.

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.