Black Friday - UPDATE

Shattered

WDIV Local 4 | Graham Media Group

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

4.7 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2019

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

An update from Shattered: Black Friday, Season 1. The three missing boys from Morenci, Michigan have been gone for nearly a decade. Andrew, Alexander and Tanner Skelton disappeared on Black Friday of 2010. The boy's father, John Skelton claims he gave them to an underground group to keep them safe from their mother, but police have found no evidence to support that claim. They also haven't found the boys. Recently John's family started questioning some of John's stories. John's own father says he has given him an ultimatum, saying he won't see him again until John tells the whole story. John is more alone than ever before. Also, not long ago police received a tip that led them to property in rural Ohio. A person claimed to have seen John Skelton and his blue van near a pond Thanksgiving day in 2010. A dive team, police dogs and officers from both Ohio and Michigan worked together to find the boys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following episode contains adult language and themes. Hey everyone. Jeremy Allen here. It's probably been a while since you've heard these names.
0:22.0	Nine-year-old Andrew Skelton and his two brothers, seven-year-old Alexander,
0:25.8	and five-year-old Tanner haven't been seen since 2.30 Thanksgiving Day.
0:30.3	The three missing boys from Morency, Michigan. Now, if you haven't listened to the first season of Shattered,
0:34.8	you should go back and listen now before you listen to this episode.
0:38.2	But if you heard the story of the boys...
0:40.4	The father, 39-year-old John Skelton, claims he gave them to a woman he met over the internet.
0:46.0	Then you've heard the story of the boy's father, John Skelton, who made his sons disappear.
0:52.0	He claims he gave them to an underground group and that they're safe and sound.
0:57.0	John is currently serving out his ninth year in prison after being convicted of wrongful imprisonment of his own children.
1:03.9	He says they'll be returned to him once he's released from prison.
1:07.6	No, I still believe they're safe.
1:10.6	They're alive and they're well. I just don't know where.
1:15.0	And I don't, unless they were playing a game or stalling withholding
1:26.7	withholding that information from me
1:30.2	until a later time, I don't know.
1:33.0	But his supposed contact was found, you know, the person that was supposed to tell John where his kids could be found?
1:40.0	Well, that guy's name was Mose Gingrich, and police brought Mose in to confront John in prison.
1:46.3	Basically I came in and called him out on his lie. If you did give them to an adoption agency,
1:52.1	there was a disconnect between them and me. Not only did I never receive
1:56.0	them, but I've never even heard of them until six months ago. And he acted just mind-blowing.
2:05.0	Sad, tears started coming.
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