JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- Tuesday, 38-year-old Wellington Dickens III walked into a Johnston County courtroom for his first court appearance after four children were found dead.

The investigation started Monday night after Johnston County 911 got a call from Dickens III , who allegedly told them he had killed four of his children.

Johnston County Sheriff's Office sent deputies to the address on Springtooth Drive to investigate. After arriving on the scene, Dickens allegedly told deputies his 3-year-old son was alive inside the house and his other children were dead inside the trunk of a car.

Further investigation led to the discovery of multiple bodies inside the trunk of the car that was in the garage . Deputies determined the remains had been there for a long period of ti

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