boys, and police say the key to finding them remains with their father, 39-year-old upemployed trucker john skelton had custody of the boys for the thanksgiving holiday and they were last seen in his back yard, thursday afternoon. skelton, charged with three counts of kidnapping, claims he gave his sons, andrew, alexander, and tanner, to a female friend on friday before trying to hang himself because he didn t want the boys to see him do it, but police apparently believe he made up that story to cover a more sinister crime. statement that is he s made to statements that he s made to investigators indicate it s not going to be a positive outcome. with hope fading, searchers resume with police combing local areas, streams, branching out from the town. police are still asking if anyone saw skelton s blue 2000 dodge caravan thanksgiving night or the