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DSS got two reports in 2024 about Zebulon man accused of killing his four kids

The Herald-Sun 14 Dec 2025
Nothing in either report suggested evidence of abuse or neglect of his children, according to the findings of Johnston County DSS ... .
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State to seek death penalty for Zebulon man accused of murdering 4 children

The Herald-Sun 05 Dec 2025
Wellington Dickens III, 29, faces four charges of first-degree murder in the children’s deaths, which occurred over several months ... .
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Thunder Roos? Croc hunters? How you can help name Zebulon’s new baseball team.

The Herald-Sun 27 Nov 2025
Pick among five finalists, including several referencing the team’s new international partnership ... .
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Father charged with murder of son after shooting in Zebulon

The News & Observer 20 Nov 2025
Police fatally shot a dog when they say it rushed at them as they were trying to enter the home ....
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Warrants detail how Zebulon father says he killed his four children

The Herald-Sun 19 Nov 2025
Officers searched indoors and outside for clues into what really occurred at Wellington Dickenshome ... .
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Johnston man charged with killing his 4 kids says a 5th is also dead, warrants say

The Herald-Sun 18 Nov 2025
Newly unsealed warrants provide grim details about how the children of Wellington Dickens III may have died ... .
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Former NCPS spokeswoman, three-time wreath-winner starts new job in Zebulon

Rocky Mount Telegram 09 Nov 2025
In some respects, Heather Louise Finch is a local celebrity. The former executive director of communications at Nash County Public Schools is also a three-time winner at the N.C. State Fair for her wreaths ....
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Autopsy: Zebulon man accused of killing 4 kids sat with wife’s body for hours

The Herald-Sun 07 Nov 2025
Wellington Dickens III, 39, faces multiple charges of murder in the deaths of four of his children. His wife died last year at home ... .
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NC man now charged with killing 4 of his kids cited PTSD in court filing ...

The Herald - Rock Hill 07 Nov 2025
Before he was charged with killing four of his children, the Johnston County father cited poor mental health when asking a judge for financial relief ....
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NC man charged with killing 4 of his kids cited PTSD in court filing last year

The News & Observer 06 Nov 2025
Before he was charged with killing four of his children, the Johnston County father cited poor mental health when asking a judge for financial relief ....
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Zebulon man accused of killing 4 children transferred to Central Prison

The Herald-Sun 05 Nov 2025
Wellington Dickens III was arrested last week after the bodies of four of his children were found at his Johnston County home ... .
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Race for Zebulon mayor heats up in booming Wake County community

The News & Observer 05 Nov 2025
The former town manager stepped down after he says he was told to take unethical disciplinary actions against the assistant town manager ....
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Father talks ‘total shock’ about learning his son was killed by stepfather in NC

The Herald-Sun 01 Nov 2025
The father of the 18-year-old found dead in a trunk in Zebulon with his half-siblings shares how he found out about the killings ... .
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Did an unregistered homeschool let Zebulon murder suspect avoid state oversight?

The Herald-Sun 31 Oct 2025
The four North Carolina children join a list of nearly 200 home-schoolers who a group says have been killed since 2000 ... .
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Social services investigated Zebulon man years before children’s killings, records show

The Herald-Sun 30 Oct 2025
Wellington Dickens III, 38, is accused of killing four of his children. Records indicate CPS previously investigated the family ... .
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