12-15-2017, 04:01 PM
Possible Lead?
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Police in Montana have ordered forensic tests to determine whether the remains of three children are those of three Michigan brothers who were reported missing seven years ago.
The bones and teeth of three children were discovered Thursday in a shed in Missoula, Montana, Montana police. The children’s ages were estimated by an anthropologist to be 2-4 years old, 5-8 years old and 6-10 years old.
The Montana case has similarities to three brothers who have been missing since 2010. Tanner, Alexander and Andrew Skelton were 5, 7 and 9 when they disappeared in Morenci on Black Friday that year.
Michigan State Police issued a press release today, explaining more forensic work must be done to determine the identities of the remains.
“MSP investigators are working with Missoula police to determine if there is any connection to Andrew, Alexander and Tanner Skelton,” the release said. “There has been nothing previously reported to police linking the brothers to Montana, and it is not known at this time if the remains are from related siblings.
“Further forensic testing has been requested by police in Montana that may provide more answers,” state police said. “Until this testing is completed and additional investigation by law enforcement in Montana occurs, it cannot be determined if these remains belong to the missing Skelton brothers.”
When the boys were reported missing they were in the care of their father, John Skelton. Skelton pleaded no contest to three counts of unlawful imprisonment in September 2011, after he claimed he gave the boys to unknown people. He is currently serving a 10-15 year prison sentence.
Full story: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/lo...108618228/
Police in Montana have ordered forensic tests to determine whether the remains of three children are those of three Michigan brothers who were reported missing seven years ago.
The bones and teeth of three children were discovered Thursday in a shed in Missoula, Montana, Montana police. The children’s ages were estimated by an anthropologist to be 2-4 years old, 5-8 years old and 6-10 years old.
The Montana case has similarities to three brothers who have been missing since 2010. Tanner, Alexander and Andrew Skelton were 5, 7 and 9 when they disappeared in Morenci on Black Friday that year.
Michigan State Police issued a press release today, explaining more forensic work must be done to determine the identities of the remains.
“MSP investigators are working with Missoula police to determine if there is any connection to Andrew, Alexander and Tanner Skelton,” the release said. “There has been nothing previously reported to police linking the brothers to Montana, and it is not known at this time if the remains are from related siblings.
“Further forensic testing has been requested by police in Montana that may provide more answers,” state police said. “Until this testing is completed and additional investigation by law enforcement in Montana occurs, it cannot be determined if these remains belong to the missing Skelton brothers.”
When the boys were reported missing they were in the care of their father, John Skelton. Skelton pleaded no contest to three counts of unlawful imprisonment in September 2011, after he claimed he gave the boys to unknown people. He is currently serving a 10-15 year prison sentence.
Full story: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/lo...108618228/