MI MI - Tanner Lucas, Alexander William, & Andrew Ryan Skelton, Morenci, 26 Nov 2010 #7

[BetteDavisEyes]

13 years ago: Skelton brothers disappear from Morenci, Michigan

It has been 13 years since Tanner, 5, Alexander, 7, and Andrew, 9, were last seen with their father John Skelton at his Morenci home.

www.clickondetroit.com

MORENCI, Mich. – The disappearance of the Skelton brothers has haunted the small town of Morenci, Michigan, for more than a decade.

It has been 13 years since Tanner, 5, Alexander, 7, and Andrew, 9, were last seen with their father John Skelton at his Morenci home.

Their father had spent time with the boys for the Thanksgiving holiday during an ongoing divorce and custody battle with their mother, Tanya Zuvers. He was supposed to return them to their mother on Black Friday, Nov. 26, 2010.

Police said John Skelton’s phone could be tracked leaving his Morenci home and traveling 25 miles southwest into Holiday City, Ohio. Then he returned to Morenci. The boys haven’t been seen since...

 

[tarabull]

Mother of three boys missing since 2010 asks court to declare them legally dead

No one has seen Andrew, Alexander and Tanner Skelton since Thanksgiving of 2010

www.13abc.com

Mother of 3 boys missing since 2010 asks court to declare them legally dead

The mother of three missing boys who have been missing for more than a decade is asking a court to declare them legally dead.

www.wymt.com

 

[Vaderman]

I can't believe this case still hasn't been resolved. I remember this dominating the local news at the time. Their mother and their community deserve closure.

 

[meanmaryjean]

Tanner would be graduating from high school...

 

[ChatteringBirds]

It stinks that he's scheduled to be released from prison in 2025!

Mother of 3 boys missing since 2010 asks court to declare them legally dead

The mother of three missing boys who have been missing for more than a decade is asking a court to declare them legally dead.

www.wymt.com

 

[meanmaryjean]

Would having them declared dead allow the DA to file murder charges now?

 

[Shamrock1]

Would having them declared dead allow the DA to file murder charges now?

No. It is two completely distinct things. Being declared dead doesn’t require proof of death but rather no evidence of being alive for a specified period, such as seven years.

 

[meanmaryjean]

No. It is two completely distinct things. Being declared dead doesn’t require proof of death but rather no evidence of being alive for a specified period, such as seven years.

Oh I understand that part. It just seems like now that there is no proof of life, and since he's already known to be the last person with them - a fairly strong circumstantial case might be made.

 

[OddOneOut]

Would having them declared dead allow the DA to file murder charges now?

Yes, in my opinion, it could; however, more evidence is needed to prove who murdered them. No body trials have resulted in convictions. I have to wonder if the DA is involved in the family's decision to have them "declared dead." In my opinion, it depends on what evidence is used to determine they are dead.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Dad of 3 missing boys lied to police, claiming Amish reality star had missing sons: Docs

The father of 3 boys who went missing 14 years ago lied to police when he told them that an Amish reality TV personality and writer knew their whereabouts, according to a filing by the boys' mother.

lawandcrime.com

June 17, 2024

 

[OddOneOut]

Dad of 3 missing boys lied to police, claiming Amish reality star had missing sons: Docs

The father of 3 boys who went missing 14 years ago lied to police when he told them that an Amish reality TV personality and writer knew their whereabouts, according to a filing by the boys' mother.

lawandcrime.com

June 17, 2024

Yes, in my opinion, with social media these children should have surfaced.

I don't have a link so consider this my opinion please. A FB friend of mine told me this happened to her about forty years ago and there was nothing she could do. The father took the boys out of state and LE couldn't find them. Along came FB and with it her oldest son reconnected with her. I don't know who found who. I think he was about nine when they were taken and he remembered her. He helped her reconnect with her middle child. Her youngest had been told so many lies by the father that she refused to have anything to do with her mother. Eventually and probably through pressure by the older two, she did reconnect with her mother. She told me the oldest calls her and has even visited her.

Because of this, in my opinion, the Tanner boys should have been able contact their mother, or she should have found them through social media. At the very least, the oldest should have found they were reported as missing.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Missing Skelton boys: Trial date set for mother wishing for court to declare them dead

On Thursday Tanya Zuvers moved one step closer with a pretrial hearing to declare Andrew, Alexander, and Tanner deceased in Lenawee County Probate Court.

www.fox2detroit.com

June 20, 2024

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On Thursday Tanya Zuvers moved one step closer with a pretrial hearing to declare Andrew, Alexander, and Tanner deceased in Lenawee County Probate Court.

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And John Skelton has kept quiet and didn’t even attend Thursday’s final pretrial.

"He was able to hear everything that was said, even though he indicated he could not," said Burke Castleberry, the attorney for Zuvers.

And John Skelton has kept quiet and didn’t even attend Thursday’s final pretrial.

Tanya Zuvers filed the paperwork last December.

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"The unit has been logged in for sometime, but I don’t see anybody in there," Judge Catherine Sala said. "We are ready to proceed to trial."

Judge Sala set the case for a trial, starting July 29th.

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[Alleykins]

All the way around, this case is heartbreaking.