Michigan mom asks judge to declare her 3 sons dead 15 years after their disappearance

Ifyouorsomeoneyouknowneedsmentalhealthresourcesandsupport,pleasecall,text orchatwith the988 Suicide &CrisisLifelineorvisit 988lifeline.org for24/7accesstofreeandconfidentialservices. AsouthernMichiganmotherisaskingajudgetodeclareherthreemissingsonsdead15yearsafterpolicebelievetheirfatherkilledthem. Alexander,AlexanderandTannerSkelton−whowere9,7and5yearsold−havebeenmissingsinceThanksgivingweekend2010andhavelongbeenpresumeddeadthoughtheirbodieswereneverfound. Theirmother,MorenciresidentTanyaZuvers,onMondayaskedLenaweeCountyProbateJudgeCatherineSalatodeclareNov.26,2010,asthedateoftheboys’deathssoitcanbeaddedtotheirgravemarkers. “Theirdadshowedthemnorespect,”Zuverssaid.“Anylovingfatherwouldnothavedonewhathedid.AndIowethemtherespectthat−wemaynothavetheirbodies,buttheirlivesstillmeantsomethingandthereisaplacetogo.” InvestigatorsfromtheMorenciPoliceDepartment,MichiganSt