ST LOUIS MO (stlouismo.com) - Nicholas Sheley today made a brief appearance before a judge here to answer charges stemming from one of the eight murders authorities believe he committed in two states in recent days.
Nicholas Sheley used an ax in at least some of the eight murders he allegedly committed over five days in Missouri and Illinois, Sheley, dressed in green-and-white striped prison garb, spoke little, shedding no new light on what caused his alleged murderous rampage. Authorities also believe Sheley had several guns, although they were still searching for those weapons today, said Illinois State Police sources.
He only told the judge he could not post the $1 million bail set for the five criminal charges stemming from the killing of Ronald Randall, 65, of Galesburg in Knox County. Sheley also is charged with murder in the death of 93-year-old Russell Reed in Sterling, according to the Whiteside County State’s Attorney.
The 28-year-old ex-convict was arrested in Granite City on Tuesday, ending an intense, at times frantic manhunt that gripped the St. Louis region.
Shelby killed many which included a 93-year-old man, a toddler and a couple in Festus -- appeared to have been killed by blunt force trauma to the head, according to the FBI. Authorities also believe Sheley had several guns, although they were still searching for those weapons today, said Illinois State Police sources.
In addition to the charges from Randall's death, who body was found behind a grocery store, Sheley faces charges in the death of 93-year-old Russell Reed in Sterling, who body was found in the truck of Reed's vehicle.
Police believe Sheley also killed four people in Rock Falls, Ill.: Brock Branson, 25, and Kenneth Ulve, 29, both of Rock Falls; and Kilynna Blake, 20, and Dayan Blake, 2, both of Cedar City, Utah.
He then allegedly killed Thomas and Jill Estes of Sherwood, Arkansas here for a graduation party in St. Louis Missouri.
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