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updated: Mon Jul 14, 2008 06:35 pm

Festus News

Local news for Festus, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Monday Jul 14 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Spree killer's timeline here

Court records offer this timeline of events surrounding the murders of Tom and Jill Estes: June 29 11 a.m. to noon - Accused spree killer Nicholas Sheley visits Festus home where Teri Engel once lived.

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Related Topix: Florissant, MO, Herculaneum, MO, St. Louis, MO

Sat Jul 12, 2008

KSDK NewsChannel 5

Pen Pal Blames Herself for Accused Murderer's Crime Spree

"There were so many things going through my head," Engel said. "Why was he here? Why was he looking for me? Who did he hurt?" Engel, 28 met Sheley about ten years ago when she was a high school student in ...

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Fri Jul 11, 2008

Daily India

Woman: Accused killer was looking for me

A Missouri woman says she feels responsible for the death of an Arkansas couple allegedly slain by accused spree killer Nicholas Sheley -- he was hunting her.

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Thu Jul 10, 2008

MyFox St. Louis

Nicholas Sheley Faces Charges In Missouri

The Illinois man accused of a multi-state killing spree that left eight people dead faces new charges in Jefferson County Thursday.

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Related Topix: Jefferson County, MO

Wed Jul 09, 2008

STLtoday

Sheley charges expected tomorrow

Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Forrest Wegge will announce charges Thursday against 28-year-old Nicholas Sheley, who has been accused of murdering eight people including a couple in Festus June 30.

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KSDK-TV Saint Louis

Festus Man Charged with Sexual Assault

Jefferson County prosecutors charged a Festus man with sexual assault on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Jefferson County, MO

Tue Jul 08, 2008

WOC-AM Davenport

Funeral arrangements set for couple killed in Festus, Missouri

THEY ARE JILL AND TOM ESTES. ALL TOLD, SHELEY HAS BEEN NAMED AS A SUSPECT IN EIGHT KILLINGS.

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Related Topix: Jefferson County, MO

Mon Jul 07, 2008

MyFox St. Louis

Sound Off: Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer

Sheriff Glenn Boyer has found a unique way to reach the residents of Jefferson County.

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Related Topix: Jefferson County, MO

Sat Jul 05, 2008

KSPR

FBI Joins Manhunt for Dangerous Ex-Con

The FBI has launched a manhunt for an armed and dangerous ex-con suspected of killing eight people in Illinois and Missouri.

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

CW Arkansas

Mother of Murder Victims Speaks Out

The death of Sherwood couple, Tom and Jill Estes is especially difficult for grieving family members.

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Wed Jul 02, 2008

KSDK-TV Saint Louis

Police: Bodies Found at Festus Gas Station

Two bodies were discovered at a gas station in Festus morning Monday, according to police.

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Tue Jul 01, 2008

KWQC-TV Davenport

Ex-con suspected in deaths of 8 captured in Ill.

Authorities say tonight's arrest of a 28-year-old ex-con suspected in eight deaths in Illinois and Missouri was just a matter of time.

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KTHV-TV

Friends and Co-workers Shocked by Deaths of Sherwood Couple

Family and friends are shocked by the murder of a Sherwood couple, found dead outside a Festus, Missouri gas station.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

MyFox St. Louis

FOX Files: Lead Poisoning And Crime

A new study blames lead poisoning for leading young people to a life of crime. Since St.

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Related Topix: Jefferson County, MO

Mon Jun 30, 2008

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Bodies believed to be Ark. couple found

The owner of a Festus gas station confirmed that the bodies of a middle-aged man and woman were found about 10:30 a.m. today near a dumpster there.

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Fri Jun 27, 2008

KSDK-TV Saint Louis

Man Struck and Killed on Interstate 55

The Missouri Highway Patrol and Festus Police have not learned why a man was on Interstate 55 Thursday evening when he was struck and killed by a semi-truck. The accident happened around 7:45 p.m. in the ...

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Related Topix: Herculaneum, MO

Wed Jun 25, 2008

About Bicycling

Cue Clip Keeps Directions Handy

So I went riding on Monday, a long route with eight zillion turns provided by somebody who seemingly went out of their way to send me out of mine.

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Related Topix: Horine, MO

Mon Jun 23, 2008

STLtoday

Dentist admits role in highway worker's death

Kent Sadler, 66, a dentist from Ste. Genevieve, Mo., pleaded guilty today of second-degree involuntary manslaughter in the death more than two years ago of highway worker Jeffrey Staley of Caseyville, who was ...

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Related Topix: Ste. Genevieve, MO, Hillsboro, MO, Jefferson County, MO

Thu Jun 19, 2008

Kansas City InfoZine

700 Missouri National Guardsmen and Women Called to Help Battle Flood

The Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen will remain on duty until released by local authorities and the governor.

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Related Topix: Kirksville, MO, Macon, MO, Poplar Bluff, MO, Perryville, MO, Clarksville, MO

Tue Jun 17, 2008

Southeast Missourian

Story: Births

Daughter to Christopher Michael Warning and Jaclyn Leigh Monroe of Vanduser, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:38 a.m. Tuesday, May 27, 2008.

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Related Topix: Vanduser, MO, Imperial, MO, Arnold, MO, Missouri, Sedgewickville, MO

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