Black Friday, Chapter 1 – Shattered

Shattered

WDIV Local 4 | Graham Media Group

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

4.7 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2018

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Season 1, Chapter 1: The Skeltons, a family of 5, once whole and together has been shattered. John, the father, begins acting erratically and eventually pushes mom, Tanya, too far. But he's not done there. His anger toward Tanya leads to the eventual disappearance of 9-year-old Andrew, 7-year-old Alexander and 5-year-old Tanner Skelton. But how and why? Shattered: Black Friday is the story of true life events from Morenci, Michigan. A small town with a big problem. If you have any information about the whereabouts of Andrew, Alexander and Tanner Skelton, please call the Morenci Police Department at 517-458-7104. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.8	Hello and welcome to Shadard. My name is Jeremy Allen. I'm normally a TV
0:36.9	producer here at W. D. I. V. Channel 4, but this time, well I thought a
0:41.8	podcast would be the right fit for a story that has captivated and
0:44.9	frustrated people, not just in Michigan and Ohio, but nationwide.
0:49.8	The story, it's a sad case of three young boys who went missing from a small town of Michigan.
0:55.2	When they went missing, Andrew, the oldest of the brothers was nine.
0:58.6	The middle boy, Alexander, he was seven.
1:00.6	And the youngest, Tanner, he was just five years old.
1:04.0	They were all last seen on Thanksgiving Day, 2010.
1:08.0	They vanished on Black Friday.
1:11.0	Police say three missing boys. Friday.
1:13.4	Police say three missing boys may be in extreme danger.
1:16.9	The boy's dad, John Skelton, remains in a mental health lockup.
1:20.4	The brothers are ages five, seven, and nine. They're from the town of Marinsi, Michigan. The
1:25.0	FBI now getting involved.
1:27.0	The FBI now getting involved.
1:28.0	Still no sign tonight of Andrew, Alexander, and Tanner Skilton. Andrew Alexander Tanner and their parents all lived in the town of Marense Michigan.
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