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Ex-Con Suspected in 8 Murders Captured in Ill.

Nicholas Sheley recognized in a bar

By Caroline Miller,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 2, 2008 9:04 AM CDT
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(Newser) – An exhaustive, two-state manhunt for an ex-convict suspected in eight grisly slayings ended with the man quietly arrested last night outside a bar known as a police hangout. Police knew from a number of witness reports that Nicholas T. Sheley, 28, was in the area, said the police chief in the St. Louis suburb of Festus, Mo. "He was desperate and he gave up without a fight. He's had a rough two days."  

The FBI yesterday launched a manhunt for Sheley, who is suspected of killing, among others, a 93-year-old man, a toddler and a couple whose blood-soaked dogs were found roaming a motel parking lot. Sheley has been charged only in the death of one of the eight; all died from blunt force trauma to the head, investigators said, and evidence linked to Sheley was recovered at each scene.

A photo released Tuesday, July 1, 2008, by the FBI shows Nicholas T. Sheley, 28, of Sterling, Ill., a man authorities said may be connected to a string of eight killings in Illinois and Missouri.
A photo released Tuesday, July 1, 2008, by the FBI shows Nicholas T. Sheley, 28, of Sterling, Ill., a man authorities said may be connected to a string of eight killings in Illinois and Missouri.   (AP Photo/FBI)
An investigator reads witness statements as Jenny Lloyd, left, a bartender at Bindy's Bar & Grill in Granite City, Il., writes her account of the arrest of Nicholas Sheley on Tuesday, July 1, 2007.
An investigator reads witness statements as Jenny Lloyd, left, a bartender at Bindy's Bar & Grill in Granite City, Il., writes her account of the arrest of Nicholas Sheley on Tuesday, July 1, 2007.   (AP Photo/Sarah Conard)
Gary Range, of Granite City, describes how he recognized Nicholas Sheley from his picture on the 6:00 news at Bindy's Bar & Grill in Granite City, Ill. on Tuesday, July 1, 2008. Nicholas T. Sheley, who was the subject of a multistate manhunt after authorities linked him to the...
Gary Range, of Granite City, describes how he recognized Nicholas Sheley from his picture on the 6:00 news at Bindy's Bar & Grill in Granite City, Ill. on Tuesday, July 1, 2008. Nicholas T. Sheley, who...   (AP Photo/Sarah Conard)
A photo released Tuesday, July 1, 2008, by the Illinois State Police shows Nicholas T. Sheley, 28, of Sterling, Ill., who may be connected to a string of eight killings in Illinois and Missouri.
A photo released Tuesday, July 1, 2008, by the Illinois State Police shows Nicholas T. Sheley, 28, of Sterling, Ill., who may be connected to a string of eight killings in Illinois and Missouri.   (AP Photo/Illinois State Police)
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