Overview
- An affidavit says Wellington Delano Dickens III, 38, told investigators his 1-month-old son, Riley, died after his health declined and was wrapped before being buried behind the house.
- Deputies have not located the infant despite searches, and officials say better weather and added resources may be needed to recover the remains.
- Dickens was earlier charged with four counts of murder after a 911 call led deputies to human remains in a car trunk at his home and a 3-year-old found alive inside.
- Officials identified the deceased as Leah, 6; Zoe, 9; Wellington IV, 10; and stepbrother Sean Brasfield, 18, and investigators say the deaths unfolded between May and September with the affidavit citing suspected malnutrition in two cases and alleged disciplinary actions before the others died.
- He is being held without bond as the State Bureau of Investigation and the state medical examiner conduct forensic work, and no additional charges have been filed related to the infant.