A man wanted in connection with murders of four people in Rock Falls is officially linked to the body found behind Hy-Vee Food Store on Monday afternoon. Police have yet to release the identity of the victim. Nicholas T. Sheley, 28, Sterling, is wanted for the murder of 93-year-old Russell Reed in Rock Falls on June 26. He is considered a person of interest in the deaths of four people found in a Rock Falls apartment — two adult males, one adult female and a child — as well as being wanted in Festus, Mo. Galesburg Police Capt. Lindsey May says Sheley is officially considered a “suspect” in the Galesburg case. A manhunt for Sheley began Thursday after police chased him through a field in rural Whiteside County. Reed’s body was later found in the trunk of his car. The man was dead from apparent blunt-force trauma to the head. Two of Sheley’s relatives — his brother, Josh Sheley, 31, and cousin, Eric A. Smith — are in custody on undisclosed charges. Sheley was involved in a 2006 murder and also is wanted on a warrant on a home invasion charge alleging he entered a 90-year-old Sterling woman’s home on June 16 and forced her to write checks before leaving with an undisclosed amount of money. Four bodies were found in a Rock Falls apartment Monday afternoon after someone requested a welfare check at 1201 Avenue A, Apt. 5. Cause of death, as well as names and ages of the victims, is unknown at this time. Autopsies will be conducted today. It ...
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A man wanted in connection with murders of four people in Rock Falls is officially linked to the body found behind Hy-Vee Food Store on Monday afternoon. Police have yet to release the identity of the victim. Nicholas T. Sheley, 28, Sterling, is wanted for the murder of 93-year-old Russell Reed in Rock Falls on June 26. He is considered a person of interest in the deaths of four people found in a Rock Falls apartment — two adult males, one adult female and a child — as well as being wanted in Festus, Mo. Galesburg Police Capt. Lindsey May says Sheley is officially considered a “suspect” in the Galesburg case. A manhunt for Sheley began Thursday after police chased him through a field in rural Whiteside County. Reed’s body was later found in the trunk of his car. The man was dead from apparent blunt-force trauma to the head. Two of Sheley’s relatives — his brother, Josh Sheley, 31, and cousin, Eric A. Smith — are in custody on undisclosed charges. Sheley was involved in a 2006 murder and also is wanted on a warrant on a home invasion charge alleging he entered a 90-year-old Sterling woman’s home on June 16 and forced her to write checks before leaving with an undisclosed amount of money. Four bodies were found in a Rock Falls apartment Monday afternoon after someone requested a welfare check at 1201 Avenue A, Apt. 5. Cause of death, as well as names and ages of the victims, is unknown at this time. Autopsies will be conducted today. It ...