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After more than three years of questioning what could have possibly led to the merciless killing of 65-year-old Ronald Randall of Galesburg, the community finally will have the chance to see the full story unfold.
Knox County was the first to file charges against Sheley, for the murder of Randall, a retired Maytag worker whose body was found June 30 behind a Galesburg grocery store. The Knox County trial could be the first of three separate trials for Sheley related to his alleged killing spree. The others have yet to be scheduled.
Police believe the first person to die at the hands of Sheley was 93-year-old Russell Reed. He was found dead on June 26, 2008, in the trunk of his car in Sterling, Sheley's hometown.
Four days later the bodies of four people - Brock Branson, 29, Kenneth Ulve, 25, Kilynna Blake, 20, and her 2-year-old son, Dayan - were found in an apartment in Rock Falls. That same day, a Sherwood, Ark., couple attending a graduation in Missouri, Jill and Tom Estes, both 54, were found dead behind a gas station in Festus, south of St. Louis.
A father of two with a criminal past, Sheley will be outfitted in court with a stun belt, a device worn under his clothes allowing bailiffs to deliver a sharp electrical shock by remote control. That is to prevent the outbursts like those with which he's disrupted earlier courtroom proceedings.
Judge Stewart said he believes the trial will last for weeks as attorneys attempt to sort through the evidence. It remains unclear, though, whether Sheley will take the stand.
Attorneys for the prosecution and defense declined to discuss the case for this story, saying they didn't want to jeopardize the three years spent building the case.
http://www.pjstar.com/free/x1654951175/Sheley-charged-in-8-deaths-faces-first-trial
Jury selection started yesterday.
Knox County was the first to file charges against Sheley, for the murder of Randall, a retired Maytag worker whose body was found June 30 behind a Galesburg grocery store. The Knox County trial could be the first of three separate trials for Sheley related to his alleged killing spree. The others have yet to be scheduled.
Police believe the first person to die at the hands of Sheley was 93-year-old Russell Reed. He was found dead on June 26, 2008, in the trunk of his car in Sterling, Sheley's hometown.
Four days later the bodies of four people - Brock Branson, 29, Kenneth Ulve, 25, Kilynna Blake, 20, and her 2-year-old son, Dayan - were found in an apartment in Rock Falls. That same day, a Sherwood, Ark., couple attending a graduation in Missouri, Jill and Tom Estes, both 54, were found dead behind a gas station in Festus, south of St. Louis.
A father of two with a criminal past, Sheley will be outfitted in court with a stun belt, a device worn under his clothes allowing bailiffs to deliver a sharp electrical shock by remote control. That is to prevent the outbursts like those with which he's disrupted earlier courtroom proceedings.
Judge Stewart said he believes the trial will last for weeks as attorneys attempt to sort through the evidence. It remains unclear, though, whether Sheley will take the stand.
Attorneys for the prosecution and defense declined to discuss the case for this story, saying they didn't want to jeopardize the three years spent building the case.
http://www.pjstar.com/free/x1654951175/Sheley-charged-in-8-deaths-faces-first-trial
Jury selection started yesterday.
