JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — A Johnston County father is charged with murder after allegedly killing all but one of his children.
38-year-old Wellington Dickens III will make his second court appearance Wednesday.
The investigation started Monday night at 10:09 p.m. after Johnston County 911 got a call from Dickens III, who allegedly told them he had killed four of his children.
Johnston County Sheriff’s Office sent deputies to the address on Springtooth Drive to investigate. Dickens told deputies his 3-year-old son was alive inside the house and 4 of his other children were dead inside the trunk of a car in the garage.
An investigation discovered multiple bodies inside the trunk in the garage. Deputies determined the remains had been there for a long period of time. According to court documents, the crime happened in May.
JCSO investigators believe Dickens killed three of his biological children and his stepchild. They have been identified as:
Sean Brassfield, 18 (Stepchild)
Dickens made his first court appearance Tuesday and is being held without bond given the severity of the charges.
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