▁was ▁sent enced ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁for ▁the ▁murder , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁for ▁home ▁invasion ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁for ▁resident ial ▁burg l ary . ▁He ▁is ▁an ▁in mate ▁at ▁Pont iac ▁Cor re ction al ▁Center , ▁in ▁Pont iac , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁She ley ▁was ▁also ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁first - deg ree ▁murder ▁in ▁a ▁Rock ▁Island ▁County ▁court ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁for ▁the ▁four ▁mur ders ▁in ▁Rock ▁F alls . ▁He ▁was ▁sent enced ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁His ▁wife , ▁Hol ly , ▁test ified ▁against ▁him ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁imm unity . ▁Pro sec utors ▁have ▁said ▁that ▁She ley ▁killed ▁the ▁four ▁vict ims ▁in ▁Rock ▁F alls ▁after ▁finding ▁out ▁that ▁Br anson ▁was ▁having ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁Hol ly ▁She ley . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁She ley ▁was ▁extr ad ited ▁to ▁Jefferson ▁County , ▁Missouri ▁to ▁stand ▁trial ▁for ▁the ▁mur ders ▁of ▁the ▁Est es ' ▁where ▁pro sec utors ▁are ▁seeking ▁the ▁death ▁penalty . ▁Illinois ▁unlike ▁Missouri ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁death ▁penalty . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁court ▁represented ▁by ▁public ▁def enders ▁asking ▁that ▁the ▁trial ▁be ▁moved ▁to ▁another ▁town ▁to ▁secure ▁an ▁un