[3] Sheley, of Rock Falls, Illinois, had been arrested frequently since adolescence for crimes ranging from marijuana possession to domestic battery.

[5] Sheley's murder spree began on June 23, 2008, when he killed 93-year-old Russell Reed in his hometown, Sterling.

That same night, Sheley drove Randall's truck to Rock Falls and murdered Kenny Ulve, 25, Brock Branson, 29, his fiancée Kilynna Blake, 20, and her son Dayan, 2 in an apartment.

[6] The night before his arrest, Sheley was seen outside of a St. Louis Cardinals game, where he asked to use a tailgater's cell phone.

[citation needed] Sheley was convicted of the first-degree murder of Randall in Knox County, Illinois on September 29, 2011.

He was found guilty on November 6 of charges of first-degree murder, home invasion, and residential burglary, and was sentenced on January 16, 2013, to life imprisonment for the murder, as well as 30 years for home invasion and 15 years for residential burglary.

Prosecutors have said that Sheley killed the four victims in Rock Falls after finding out that his wife was having an affair with Brock Branson.

In February 2015, Sheley was extradited to Jefferson County, Missouri to stand trial for the murders of the Estes.

[9] In January 2016, Sheley appeared in court represented by public defenders asking that the trial be moved to another town to secure an unbiased jury.