US EditionA North Carolina man is charged with 4 murder counts after telling authorities he killed his kids
- On Tuesday, October 28, 2025, Wellington Delano Dickens III called 911 saying he had killed his children, and deputies found human remains in a vehicle trunk in the garage while the 3-year-old was unharmed inside the home.
- The sheriff's office identified the deceased as Leah Dickens, age 6; Zoe Dickens, age 9; Wellington Dickens, age 10; and Sean Brasfield, age 18, with the offense date listed as May 1.
- Investigators said preliminary findings showed the human remains in the trunk appeared to have been there for a long period, and a search warrant led to involvement from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.
- Dickens is now charged with murder, held without bond in Johnston County Jail with a Tuesday afternoon court hearing; the Johnston County Public Defender's Office was assigned and more charges are expected.
- Charles Moore, great uncle, said Dickens is an Iraq War veteran and `We know he had a little problem`; officials have not identified a motive and the investigation remains ongoing.
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North Carolina Man Charged With 4 Murder Counts After Telling Authorities He Killed His Children
ZEBULON, N.C.—A North Carolina man was charged Tuesday with four counts of murder after telling authorities that he had killed his children and after sheriff’s deputies found human remains in the trunk of a vehicle in his home’s garage. Wellington Delano Dickens III, 38, was being held without bond in the Johnston County Jail, according to the county’s sheriff’s office and court records. Dickens had been charged earlier Tuesday in the death of o…
Father charged with murder after children's bodies found in car trunk in Johnston County, sheriff says
ZEBULON, N.C. (WNCN) — A man is charged with four counts of murder after deputies said the bodies of his children were found in the trunk of a car at a home in Zebulon, the Johnston County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. The sheriff's office stated 911 operators received a call on Monday around 10:09 p.m. from a man who told them that he had killed his children. THE LATEST: Neighbors react after deputies say Johnston County man confessed to …
North Carolina Dad makes chilling 911 call to confess to killing his four kids, cops find bodies in trunk of car
North Carolina father, Wellington Delano Dickens, has been charged with the murders of his four children after he called 911 to chillingly confess to the crime.
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