MORENCI, Mich. (WTVG) – With a murder charge pending, Michigan State Police are telling the 13 Action News I-TEAM that new tips are now coming in regarding the missing Morenci boys.

Their father John Skelton is charged with murder and the public is once again giving investigators potentially new information.

15 years ago over the Thanksgiving weekend, those tips really started coming in. That’s the last time anyone has seen the Skelton boys. So this holiday always resonates with people in southwest Michigan and that could bring about that crucial piece of information.

When Michigan State Police and Lenawee County prosecutors charged Skelton with the murders of his sons Alexander, Andrew and Tanner Skelton earlier this month, the public started calling investigators.

“We did see an influx or increase in tips coming through. Our detectives are following up on all of those of course to build on this case should some thing come up,” said Lt. Rene Gonzalez.

The boys disappeared 15 years ago, with no signs of them since. Even with the murder charges and the pending trial, there’s still more investigators would potentially use in trying to get a conviction: information the public may still have.

“We may be getting information that’s very old or will be. We have to follow up on that. There’s a chance that maybe someone knows something out there and we try to follow up and they’re not there anymore,” said Lt. Gonzalez.

Lt. Gonzalez says his sector of the state police has secured two convictions recently on cases without bodies. And at this point there is no sign of the Skelton boys. While that makes for a tricky cases, finding them would really change the entire complexion of a trial.

“What we’re looking for, find those boys so we can have some closure for the family,” said Lt. Gonzalez.

Skelton is expected back in court next month. Already some court dates have been pushed back so don’t expect to see a trial until well into 2026.

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