Father accused of killing his 4 children in NC filed religious-based lawsuits: Records

Home where 4 NC children were killed being searched again by law enforcement in Johnston County

A large law enforcement presence was seen earlier this afternoon at the home of a Zebulon man charged with killing four of his children.

Father accused of killing his 4 children in NC filed religious-based lawsuits: Records

ZEBULON, N.C. (WNCN) — Federal court records reveal Wellington Dickens III, charged with murdering four of his five children over the summer and hiding their bodies, spent years pursuing lawsuits rooted in his religious beliefs against local hospitals and county agencies. In two separate federal cases, Dickens argued government and hospital actions violated his faith. Both lawsuits were ultimately dismissed, but they show a man who believed he w…