Updated 10 times since October 12, 2004. Pursuant to your request under the Crime Victim Rights Act, this letter is to notify you that the Michigan Parole Board has made a decision in this case, the letter read. More than a decade later, John Skelton has not identified the organization he says has Alexander, Tanner, and Andrew and nobody has come forward claiming to have the boys. Read More: Dad accused of kidnapping sons who vanished in 2010 DENIED parole. Tanya Skelton, who now goes by Tanya Zuvers, was charged with fourth-degree criminal misconduct in the late 1990s for having sex with a 14-year-old boy. Michigan State Police confirmed they are looking into the possible new development. In my mind, I still see them as 5, 7 and 9. Zuvers said its unnerving to think that he could get out of prison. Courtney Derby, sister of the missing Skelton brothers, cries during a ceremony to remember Andrew, Alexander, and Tanner Skelton. It was the day after Thanksgiving and Tanya had let her ex-husband have the kids for the holiday as they worked out custody arrangements in the midst of their recently filed divorce. John also has one adult daughter and Tanya has two daughters from their previous marriages. I just wish answers could be given. "They would. Soon, there was an AMBER Alert out for the brothers while police worked to track down Johns phone records for any evidence as to where the boys might be. Tanya and John married in 2002, and the family was active with United Methodist Church in Morenci. Police have said publicly the case would not turn out well, but Zuvers said her mother's instinct tells her otherwise. Tanya has serious reservations about letting the boys spend time with their father as he has run off to Florida with them in the past. I hate him for what he did to our sons, Zuvers said. Be a man. The three boys vanished from their home in Morenci. Police were hyperfocused on that timeframe, as they believe that is when he killed his sons or dumped their bodies. On Monday afternoon, just an hour after she was announced as part of the Country Music Hall of Fame's Class of 2023, Tanya Tucker sat astride a world-champion black stallion. When we get tips that come in, and when we have things that we feel like are worth looking at, we still are doing that just like it just happened.. The Charley Project is NOT a registered non-profit organization and any donations will NOT be tax-deductible. We process tips all the time, and our main focus is still on John Skelton; we believe he is the only one that knows where those boys are and we hope and pray one day he might have a change of attitude and help make some closure in this case.. John is serving a 15-year prison sentence for unlawful imprisonment, having told investigators that he delivered the boys to an underground sanctuary. An Amish woman said she reads the newspaper every day so she's aware of current events, both national and local. Expect More from Local 4 News at 5. When Tanya Zuvers thinks of her children and what shes missed, it breaks her heart. While still receiving treatment in the hospital, John Skelton was arrested and charged with 3 counts unlawful imprisonment of his sons. I just wish answers could be given. Please enter valid email address to continue. He was denied. On the morning of Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, Tayna Zuvers was waiting to pick up her three sons, Andrew, Alexander, and Tanner Skelton from their father, John Skelton. The plaque unveiled during a ceremony honors the missing boys with their likenesses. Zuvers said she still celebrates holidays with her sons despite their absence. Despite massive searches, the boys were never found and Skleton is serving time in a Michigan prison for parental kidnapping. Tanya Skelton, who now goes by Tanya Zuvers, was charged with fourth-degree criminal misconduct in the late 1990s for having sex with a 14-year-old boy. Their faces are etched in my mind. But theres always that little nag that says, but what if? So, when the letter came, it was a huge relief.. That last time anyone besides John saw them was at 5:00 p.m. on November 25, the day before their disappearances were reported. Thompsons book, 76 Minutes, focuses on a timeline he believes Skelton had the boys between when they left home and he returned without them. At the time, the boys father and mother, John Skelton and Tanya Zuvers, were in the midst of a contentious divorce. I just think theres a lot more data out there that police never got, or needs to be revisited, he says. A missing persons poster shows age-progression portraits of Andrew, Alexander, and Tanner Skelton who disappeared November, 2010. The age progressions are always the hardest for me, Tennille McCain, the boys aunt, said. Andrew is missing with his brothers,Alexander andTanner. Karri Waters, left, an aunt, McKenna Shaffer, center left, a cousin, Mason Shaffer, center right, and Kristy Shaffer, right, console each other during a ceremony to remember Andrew, Alexander, and Tanner Skelton. On Thanksgiving Day 2010, Andrew, Alexander and Tanner Skelton left with their father, John Skelton, and were never seen again. The boys are missing and a group has never been found or come forward. Tanya had to go to Florida and have the authorities there force John, under threat of arrest, to take the boys back to Michigan. Temporibus autem quibusdam et aut officiis debitis aut rerum necessitatibus saepe eveniet. Then, it was that he had given them to a mystery woman, then, he said hed really handed the children off to an underground organization for safe keeping. "There was what appeared to be bone from a lower jaw, and others that were not as specifically described, but I would call them pieces of bone. He will be up for parole again in two years. I believe that John killed them.. To the thousands of people who help search, pray and hold out hope along with her she said, "Words can not express how thankful I am for you. On Nov. 26, 2010, the day after Thanksgiving, the boys' mother, Tanya Skelton, told Morenci police Officer Ryan Hillard that her husband, John Skelton, was supposed to bring the children back to her. Buy This Image. The sentence John will continue to serve out is 10-15 years for unlawful imprisonment in relation to the boys disappearance on Nov. 26, 2010. We cant create evidence and were not going to, Brewer said. Derick specializes in breaking news, crime and local sports. He was eventually extradited to Michigan and charged with three counts of felony parental kidnapping, three counts of kidnapping and three counts of false imprisonment. With John being eligible for parole again in 2022 and showing no signs of telling police what mightve happened to his sons, Tanya hopes that sharing their story will help bring in the answers the family --and investigators-- so desperately need. The Skelton boys' father claimed to have given them to "a group." Last updated November 25, 2020; age-progression updated. Tanya was at one time a registered sex offender; she pleaded guilty to misdemeanor fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct for having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old neighbor boy in 1998, when she was 32 years old. She wrote a book on her search for the boys titled "76 Minutes." If it could be broken, it was broken. Zuvers had sole custody of her sons but she allowed her estranged husband to have them for the holiday. Tanya Zuvers says hate is a strong word, but she says she hates John Skelton. Its lots of wooded area. In my mind I still see them as 5, 7, and 9. In February 2018, he told WDIV that he gave the boys to two women and a man who planned to take the boys to a farm in Ohio. Back when the boys were first reported missing, I followed search teams for days, Thompson tells PEOPLE. Zuvers said. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt
Donations are accepted but not expected; the site remains free-access to all. These brand new age progression images show what Andrew, Alexander, and Tanner Skelton would look like today at 19, 17, and 15 years old, respectively. The search was on for the Skelton brothers, and the entire community was galvanized. He had spent time with the boys for the Thanksgiving holiday. I just wish answers could be given, I believe more than one person knows something, I believe that its not just John who has the answers [if they] could find it in themselves to come forward.. Police said it's a possible new development in the case of the missing Skelton brothers -- Andrew, 9, Alexander, 7, and Tanner, 5 --who disappeared in2010. Missing Skelton boys: Have you seen this blue minivan? Its worth noting that John Skelton has not been charged with Tanner, Alexander, and Andrews assumed murders. Dane graduated from the Specs Howard School of Media Arts. View and share the Skelton brothers missing poster here. She reported her sons missing the Friday after Thanksgiving. Several police agencies are working together to sort out the possible development in the case. There were also rocks in this box.". Paul Sexton. [Image: John Skelton in 2015 (left) and 2020 (right)/Michigan Department of Correction]In September 2011, John Skelton was sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison for his sons unlawful imprisonment. Missoula detectives turned over what they found to an agency called NamUsin Washington, D.C. NamUsis conducting DNA testing that is sometimes known to take up to several weeks. The Parole Board has considered and denied parole for this prisoner.. Ive lived in [Morenci] my whole life and the boys were well-known, said Tanya. The children's parents were in the middle of a bitter custody battle. Officers quickly determined the entire encounter was fabricated. Much of the speculation around where Andrew, Alexander and Tanner could have gone focuses on Amish country and whether their father, John Skelton, left them there. Morenci After her three sons disappeared in 2010, Tanya Zuvers still bought them Christmas presents. Their father sits behind bars, and their mother holds out hope that her sons will be found alive. Investigators stated they were investigating the disappearances as homicides, and John was the prime suspect. One Year Later: Why Won't Father Tell All About Missing Sons? Kindness (written by Tim Hanseroth, Phil Hanseroth) 3. We just want to find these boys.. Tanya Zuvers, left, and her daughters Brittany Crowell, center, and Courtney Derby, right, stand next to the new stone with a plaque honoring Andrew, Alexander, and Tanner Skelton. The anthropologist determined the remains were modern bones belonging to three children who were 2 to 10 years old at the time of death. 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