DETROIT (AP) — A judge declared three Michigan brothers dead Wednesday, more than 14 years after they disappeared at Thanksgiving in a small-town tragedy that remains unsolved despite an explicit belief by investigators that their father is responsible.

Tanya Zuvers is asking a judge to declare her three missing sons' death date 15 years after she investigators believe their father killed them.

A Michigan woman has asked a judge to declare her three missing sons dead. A court hearing is scheduled for Monday in Lenawee County.

Lenawee County Judge Catherine Sala ruled on the matter, declaring Andrew, Alexander, and Tanner Skelton dead, 14 years after they were last seen in Morenci, Michigan.