A Michigan man who was about to complete a prison sentence for the false imprisonment of his three young sons is set to remain behind bars.

John Skelton, 53, was charged with the murder of his three sons — Andrew, 9, Alexander, 7, and Tanner, 5 — more than a decade after anyone saw them alive. Fifteen years ago, Skelton refused to return the boys to his ex-wife after they spent Thanksgiving with him. He concocted several stories about where they were, including dropping them off with an "underground sanctuary" to be cared for by a trio of strangers. Months after the boys were legally declared dead, authorities alleged that Skelton killed them and hid their bodies.

Skelton is now being held behind bars at the Lenawee County Jail on $60 million bond .

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