bi ased ▁j ury . ▁The ▁judge ▁ad vised ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁rule ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁week . ▁The ▁judge ▁denied ▁both ▁the ▁change ▁of ▁ven ue ▁request ▁and ▁a ▁motion ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁judge . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁a ▁trial ▁date ▁was ▁set ▁in ▁Missouri . ▁The ▁j ury ▁was ▁selected ▁on ▁ 4 - 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 ; ▁a ▁two - week ▁trial ▁later ▁followed ▁on ▁ 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁corre ctions ▁officer ▁in ▁Jefferson ▁County , ▁Nicholas ▁T roy ▁She ley ▁consequ ently ▁p led ▁guilty ▁to ▁the ▁two ▁mur ders ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Missouri ▁in ▁lieu ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁penalty . ▁ ▁Vict ims ▁ ▁Conf ir med ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁r amp age ▁kill ers ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁She ley ' s ▁F BI ▁W anted ▁Post er ▁( de ad ▁link ) ▁She ley ' s ▁profile ▁on ▁America ' s ▁Most ▁W anted ▁Details ▁surrounding ▁Ster ling ▁man ' s ▁death ▁come ▁to ▁light ▁in ▁trial ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : American ▁ro bb ers ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Rock ▁F alls , ▁Illinois ▁Category : Pr ison ers ▁and ▁d eta ine es ▁of ▁Illinois ▁Category : American ▁prisoners ▁and ▁d eta ine es ▁Category : American ▁sp ree ▁kill ers ▁Category : American