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MI MI - Tanner Lucas, Alexander William, & Andrew Ryan Skelton, Morenci, 26 Nov 2010 #7
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Father of missing Skelton brothers charged with their murder to appear in court -- What to know
New charges filed two weeks before scheduled prison release
ADRIAN, Mich. – The father of the missing Skelton brothers, charged with their murder 15 years after they went missing, is expected to appear in court on Monday.
John Skelton was charged with murder and tampering with evidence on Nov. 17. He remains lodged at the Lenawee County Jail on a $60 million bond.
The charges -- three counts of open murder and three counts of tampering with evidence -- were filed Wednesday, Nov. 12, roughly two weeks before he was scheduled to be released from prison.
He was initially scheduled to be released from the Michigan Department of Corrections on Nov. 29, 2025, almost exactly 15 years since the boys were last seen.
If convicted, he could spend the rest of his life in jail.
Skelton is expected to appear in court on Monday, Nov. 24, for a probable cause conference. This type of hearing is typically procedural, held before a preliminary hearing, during which a judge reviews the case and determines whether there’s enough evidence for trial.
---> Full documentary: The story of the missing Skelton brothers
John Skelton (WDIV)
Case timeline and legal background
The three boys were 9, 7 and 5 years old when they disappeared from Lenawee County in November 2010. The boys were last seen with their father.
John Skelton had spent time with the boys over the Thanksgiving holiday amid a divorce and custody dispute with their mother, Tanya Zuvers.
He was supposed to return them to their mother on Black Friday, Nov. 26, 2010.
Police said they tracked John Skelton’s phone leaving his Morenci home and traveling about 25 miles southwest into Ohio before returning to Morenci.
When he failed to return the boys and did not provide clear information about their whereabouts, Zuvers called the police.
Federal and state law enforcement agencies have carried out massive searches across Michigan and Ohio.
For more than a decade, there have been more questions than answers in the disappearance of the three Skelton brothers.
John Skelton claimed he gave the boys to an underground group to protect them from their mother, alleging abuse by Zuvers, who denies the claims. Over the years, Skelton’s story has changed, sometimes mentioning the Amish as the group, but no such group has been identified or come forward.
Police said they believed Skelton was holding back information.
A judge declared the boys dead in March of this year, but stated there wasn’t enough evidence to prove they were murdered at the time.
John Skelton was sentenced in 2010 to 10-15 years for unlawful imprisonment. The earliest time he could have been paroled was 2020. He was denied.
To this day, the three boys have not been found.
Anyone with information about the case or the boys’ whereabouts is asked to call Michigan State Police at 1-517-636-0689 or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST.
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New charges filed two weeks before scheduled prison release
ADRIAN, Mich. – The father of the missing Skelton brothers, charged with their murder 15 years after they went missing, is expected to appear in court on Monday.
John Skelton was charged with murder and tampering with evidence on Nov. 17. He remains lodged at the Lenawee County Jail on a $60 million bond.
The charges -- three counts of open murder and three counts of tampering with evidence -- were filed Wednesday, Nov. 12, roughly two weeks before he was scheduled to be released from prison.
He was initially scheduled to be released from the Michigan Department of Corrections on Nov. 29, 2025, almost exactly 15 years since the boys were last seen.
If convicted, he could spend the rest of his life in jail.
Skelton is expected to appear in court on Monday, Nov. 24, for a probable cause conference. This type of hearing is typically procedural, held before a preliminary hearing, during which a judge reviews the case and determines whether there’s enough evidence for trial.
---> Full documentary: The story of the missing Skelton brothers
John Skelton (WDIV)
Case timeline and legal background
The three boys were 9, 7 and 5 years old when they disappeared from Lenawee County in November 2010. The boys were last seen with their father.
John Skelton had spent time with the boys over the Thanksgiving holiday amid a divorce and custody dispute with their mother, Tanya Zuvers.
He was supposed to return them to their mother on Black Friday, Nov. 26, 2010.
Police said they tracked John Skelton’s phone leaving his Morenci home and traveling about 25 miles southwest into Ohio before returning to Morenci.
When he failed to return the boys and did not provide clear information about their whereabouts, Zuvers called the police.
Federal and state law enforcement agencies have carried out massive searches across Michigan and Ohio.
For more than a decade, there have been more questions than answers in the disappearance of the three Skelton brothers.
John Skelton claimed he gave the boys to an underground group to protect them from their mother, alleging abuse by Zuvers, who denies the claims. Over the years, Skelton’s story has changed, sometimes mentioning the Amish as the group, but no such group has been identified or come forward.
Police said they believed Skelton was holding back information.
A judge declared the boys dead in March of this year, but stated there wasn’t enough evidence to prove they were murdered at the time.
John Skelton was sentenced in 2010 to 10-15 years for unlawful imprisonment. The earliest time he could have been paroled was 2020. He was denied.
To this day, the three boys have not been found.
Anyone with information about the case or the boys’ whereabouts is asked to call Michigan State Police at 1-517-636-0689 or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST.
Father of missing Skelton brothers charged with their murder to appear in court -- What to know
The father of the missing Skelton brothers, charged with their murder 15 years after they went missing, is expected to appear in court on Monday.
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Judge delays Skelton murder case as attorneys review evidence in disappearance of Morenci brothers
Defense attorneys say they need more time to review a large volume of discovery. The next hearing is now set for Dec. 17.
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Why charges are coming now
According to WTOL 11 sources and court filings, investigators have spent the past two years re-examining the case. As of Monday morning before court, authorities had not disclosed what evidence has emerged, but Lenawee County prosecutors say it was sufficient to bring open murder charges - a category that allows jurors to consider a range of homicide counts.
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When three young brothers from Morenci disappeared in 2010, authorities were flooded with tips from around the world.
With the case back in the news, the leads have started anew.
Among those contacting the Michigan State Police on Tuesday was Jennifer Handsone of Pioneer, Ohio, who also contacted authorities in 2010.
She believes she saw a van belonging to the boys’ father on the day they disappeared near Pioneer, which is 20 miles west of Morenci...
With the case back in the news, the leads have started anew.
Among those contacting the Michigan State Police on Tuesday was Jennifer Handsone of Pioneer, Ohio, who also contacted authorities in 2010.
She believes she saw a van belonging to the boys’ father on the day they disappeared near Pioneer, which is 20 miles west of Morenci...
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