Nick Sheley

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• Date: Jul 1,2008

Fugitive Nick Sheley is “a person of interest” in four more homicides, now that two men, a woman and a child were found dead in at Rock Falls apartment about 4 p.m. Monday, Cmdr. Michael Kuelper said.

In addition, the St. Louis Post Dispatch is reporting in today’s editions that Sheley is being sought in the St. Louis, Mo., area, although a reason why is not given.

Rock Falls police declined to release further information on the victims, including ages, or how or when they were killed.

Sheley is a known associate of one of the victims, Kuelper said.
He and the kids went to the zoo, played in the park, swam in the lake and visited Six Flags. Nick even took 3-year-old Nicholas Jr. to work with him.

Now, however, Holly simply hopes that the next time she sees her husband, the police haven’t shot or killed him.

Sheley, 28, suspected in homicide and a spate of other crimes, managed to escape arrest Thursday and still hasn’t been caught. Police say he’s armed and dangerous.

Holly, 30, said that when her husband’s sober, though, he’s a “regular society guy.”

“At this point right now, if I could say that he was possessed … and people would actually believe it, I could say he was, because this is not Nick,” Holly said. “Without drugs, without alcohol, Nick is kind-hearted. He’s caring. He has respect for people. He’s a hard worker. He’s a loving dad.”

Sheley made his living doing independent construction work, and often was hired by contractors, Holly said. As the manhunt for fugitive Nicholas Sheley entered a third day Saturday, a cousin and brother of Sheley who police said have been in contact with him since Thursday are both in custody.
Sheley’s car, an older Cadillac, was found at Reed’s home. Deputies sent an alert asking area law officers to keep an eye out for Reed’s car, which was found that afternoon.

The Whiteside County Emergency Response Team responded and searched two homes, but Sheley was not in the house where Reed’s car was found, nor was he in a home at the corner of Second Street and Sixth Avenue.

Police called off the search on Griswold at about 6 p.m.

In the meantime, an off-duty Rock Falls police officer spotted Sheley in the Lincoln, about 45 minutes before the owner reported it stolen.

About 9:45 p.m., Dixon Police saw the Lincoln in the 400 block of East River Street. They chased it to a field south of Harmon, but when they arrived, Sheley had fled, Chief Dan Langloss said.

Officers found money and other items taken from the Rock Falls home, but not the guns, Schipper said.

Dixon, Sterling and Amboy police, Lee and Whiteside sheriff’s officials and State Police searched all night using dogs and a helicopter, but Sheley was not found.
A massive manhunt ramped up after the bodies were found at 1201 Ave. A, Apt. 5. An unidentified person called in a welfare check at the apartment, which lead to the discovery, Kuelper said. The FBI has joined the local investigation.

Sheley, 28, is still considered armed and dangerous, and so should not be approached, police said. If spotted, people should call their local law enforcement agency, or the anonymous hotline, Whiteside County Crimestoppers, 815-625-7867.

A reward for information leading to his capture and arrest was increased Monday to $25,000.

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