Wellington Dickens III case: Johnston County sheriff reveals timeline in murder his children Leah, Zoe, Wellington and Sean
More details were revealed by a North Carolina sheriff's office in the investigation of four murdered children.
Wellington Dickens III, 38, was charged with four counts of murder for allegedly killing four of his children .
Dickens called 911 on Monday evening and informed the operator that he had killed his children, according to the sheriff's statement. When deputies arrived, they discovered four children dead in the trunk of a vehicle inside the garage of a Zebulon home. Dickens also told deputies that his three-year-old son was alive inside the house.
In a news conference Wednesday, Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell said all five children were homeschooled. It was determined that the remains had been there for a long period of time.
He laid out the timeline of the deaths based on the investigation and interviews:
The remains of all four victims have been sent to the medical examiner. As of now, no motive has been identified, and the investigation remains ongoing.
The 3-year-old is alive and safe. He was taken by DSS for medical evaluation.
Sheriff Bizzell also said Wednesday That Dickens' wife, Stephanie, died at home on April 21, 2024. She was found deceased by Dickens and was three months pregnant at the time.
Her death was attributed to complications from a miscarriage. Dickens told authorities that his wife had experienced severe bleeding the night before her death but had refused to seek medical treatment.
He is expected to make his second court appearance on Wednesday.
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