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Father Confesses to Murdering Four Children in Shocking Case

10/29/2025

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Wellington Delano Dickens III, a 38-year-old from Zebulon, North Carolina, confessed to murdering four of his children.
He called 911 on Monday night.
Authorities say the decomposing bodies of his children aged 6, 9, and 10, and his 18-year-old stepchild, were hidden in the trunk of a vehicle in his garage, while his 3-year-old son was unharmed at home.
Dickens is being held without bond after his initial court appearance Tuesday.

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Wellington Delano Dickens III, a 38-year-old from Zebulon, North Carolina, confessed to murdering four of his children.
He called 911 on Monday night.
Authorities say the decomposing bodies of his children aged 6, 9, and 10, and his 18-year-old stepchild, were hidden in the trunk of a vehicle in his garage, while his 3-year-old son was unharmed at home.
Dickens is being held without bond after his initial court appearance Tuesday.