An Elkhart County father has pleaded guilty to murdering his 6-year-old son. 29-year-old Franklin Elmore Jr. is now convicted of the murder of his son, Justin, after he and his attorney reached a “blanket plea agreement” with the prosecutor on Thursday morning. This comes almost two months after he and Justin’s stepmother, 27-year-old Cheyenne Elmore, were formally charged with the murder the boy.