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Criminal Records - Most Wanted |
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Profile |
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Name: Nicholas
"Nick"
Troy Sheley
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Sex: Male |
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Race: White |
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Age Now: 29 |
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Height: 5'10" - 5'11" |
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Weight: 150 lbs. |
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Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Brown
Sheley typically wears his hair very short.
It is a light brown/dark blond color.
Sheley typically has a light goatee. |
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Eyes (Color and Correction): Green |
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Wanted for :
Home Invasion, Sterling, IL;
Jun 2008
Murder (1 ct.), Galesburg, IL;
Jun 28, 2008
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Location(s) |
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Last Seen : Collinsville, IL
Rock Falls, IL
Sterling, IL
Cops say Sheley was last seen in Collinsville, Ill., which is just outside St. Louis, Mo. |
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Possible Location : Collinsville, IL
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Sheley is thought to be on the run throughout the Midwest, possibly in Illinois or Missouri. |
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Last Known : Rock Falls, IL
Sterling, IL
Cops say Sheley is from the Rock Falls/Sterling area, but cops believe he is no longer in that vicinity. |
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Traits |
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Sheley is known to work day-labor jobs in construction. |
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Cops say he is armed and dangerous. |
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Case Story |
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Cops Seeking Accused Spree Killer Nick Sheley |
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Police in Illinois say that Nicholas T. Sheley has killed at least eight people in two states. They say the violent and armed man is on the run, and he will go to extreme lengths to stay out of police custody.
The manhunt for Nick Sheley kicked off in late June 2008. In the early morning hours of Friday, June 27, authorities say they tracked Nicholas Sheley in a stolen vehicle that he ditched, and then fled on foot into a cornfield near Harmon, Ill.
Cops say Nick Sheley got away, despite extreme efforts to contain him, including a helicopter and a massive foot search. |
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Elderly Man Found Murdered; Is Nick Sheley Responsible? |
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Later that morning, police recovered a car belonging to a missing 93-year-old man, Russell Reed. Cops say they made a gruesome discovery in the trunk of the car: Russell's beaten body.
Since then, detectives from all over western Illinois and northeastern Missouri have tied Sheley to numerous crimes: stolen vehicles, home invasions and, they say, at least eight homicides.
Sheley's wife spoke publicly about her husband just days after the flurry of activity in the cornfield.
She said her husband, with whom she shares two children, is a good man who has alcohol and drug issues.
Authorities say he's not good at all, and they are now investigating Sheley as the probable suspect in the murder of four people in rural Rock Falls, Ill.
Detectives there say two men, a woman and a child were found killed in an apartment on Monday, June 30.
Later that day, cops uncovered a brutal crime scene in Festus, Mo. where a couple had been killed and their truck was missing. Also on Monday, Galesburg, Ill. police say an elderly man was murdered and left behind a grocery store in their town.
Authorities say that Sheley is tied to all of these crimes. But, he has not yet been charged with any of the murders.
At least two others have been arrested in association with Sheley's alleged crime spree.
Sheley's cousin, Eric Smith, turned himself in to authorities on June 28, 2008. Cops say that Sheley's 31-year-old brother was arrested as well. They have both been charged in association with Russell's brutal murder. |
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Cops: Nicholas T. Sheley Armed And Dangerous |
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Nick Sheley is 28 years old. He typically has a very short-cropped, buzz-style haircut. Cops say he is armed with a handgun and very dangerous.
Sheley is known to work as a day laborer in construction jobs. He is said to have battled addiction. In fact, speaking with AMW Correspondent Michelle Sigona, family members admitted that Sheley is currently wrestling with a dependency on crack cocaine.
The FBI and the Illinois State Police have issued a $25,000 reward for the arrest of Nicholas Sheley. They say that as recently as Monday, June 30, Sheley was in the Collinsville, Ill. area, roughly ten miles from St. Louis, Mo.
In a press conference on Tuesday, July 1, authorities confirmed a sighting in St. Louis on Monday at 11:30 pm.
Sgt. Thomas Burek with the Illinois State Police reiterated that Sheley "should not be approached." |
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