North Carolina man may have killed his children over several months

SMITHFIELD, N.C.

(AP) — The North Carolina man accused of killing four of his children after human remains were found inside the trunk of a vehicle at their home appears to have spread the slayings over several months, a sheriƒ said Wednesday.

Wellington Delano Dickens III, 38, was charged Tuesday with four counts of murder. The sheriƒ’s oˆce said investigators believe Dickens killed three of his bi…