skelton said he handed over his children to a friend named joanne taylor.olice he wanted taylor to take the children so they wouldn't be home when he committed suicide. his attempts failed. joanne taylor was supposed to bring the boys to their mother, skelton's estranged wife but that never happened. at this point, police have not confirmed joanne taylor even exists. >> we haven't had anything remotely close to this happen and now to have something like this happen, yeah, it hits home. >> a lot of people didn't sleep the last couple nights, that's for sure. >> reporter: all weekend, search crews and hundreds of volunteers have looked for the boys, focusing much of their efforts in wooded areas surrounding skelton's hometown. so far, no sign of the three young brothers or joanne taylor, the mystery woman. the search for the three boys and the woman will continue today. and police are hoping to get more information from the boy's father who remains hospitalized. robin. >> all right, abby. thank you. for more now, we turn to the grandmother of the three boys,

. >> reporter: skelton told investigators he asked a woman named joann taylor he says he met severalrs ago online to take the boys to their mother but the search for taylor and supposed silver minivan was driving have not turned up. >> we have not confirmed or denied joann taylor exists or who she is exactly. we are continuing to pursue all possible leads to locate this individual and determine who she is. >> reporter: over the weekend police searched skelton's home and did confiscate a vehicle. this morning john skelton is in a hospital being treated for mental health issues. his mother, roxanne reportedly said, quote, i know my son, he's not a monster. the search continues this morning, maggie. >> thank you, jeff. joining from washington criminal profiler pat brown. did morning to you. >> good morning, maggie. >> in your experience, from what you've heard, do you believe this mystery woman exists? >> i believe the story is the biggest bunch of bull i've ever heard, i'm sorry t. doesn't make a darn bit of sense. we're talking about a man who he just want -- wants the children to go

joann little movement. ecliptic organization that for protected recy taylor in 1944. like the committee for equal justice for mrs. recy taylor, the free joann little of it was led primarily by african-american women. and i'll say this, in detroit, the free joann little movement was led by rosa parks. at her trial defense attorneys try to paint little as a typical black jezebel, they attacked the credibility and they were traitors as a prostitute. they suggested little wanted to have sex with the jailer that she seduced him and then kill them and elaborate plot to escape. levels of turning the other hand put her store into a much longer context. he read to the jury a long passage from african-american woman's 190 to sa declined the lack of protection of black womanhood and a special vulnerability in the system for white men could use them regularly. by reading this passage aloud, and pointing to decades of abuse in the past, he bore witness to black women's long-standing tradition of testimony and their attempt for dignity. after deliberating for over an hour, the jury