Top 10 crimes in Lincoln history: No. 8 — Gambling den owner John Sheedy's murder PETER BREEN Lincoln Journal Star Nov 21, 2025 Nov 21, 2025 Updated Mar 4, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAmu@C>6C {:?4@=? !F3=:4 $276EJ s:C64E@C %@> r2D25J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^;@FC?2=DE2C]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^4C:>6\4@FCED^2CE:4=60__4`f_2b\h56a\d5`h\hb2h\`7f5e6c3h`5e]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmC6E:C65k^2m :? a_`h 27E6C cd J62CD @7 D6CG:46 H:E9 =@42= =2H 6?7@C46>6?E] sFC:?8 E92E E:>6[ r2D25J D2H E9@FD2?5D @7 4C:>6D]k^AmkAmx? a_`_[ 96 4@>A:=65 2 =:DE @7 H92E 96 36=:6G6D E@ 36 E96 E@A `_ D:8?:7:42?E 2?5 :?72>@FD 4C:>6D :? {:?4@=? 9:DE@CJ] %@52J[ r2D25J D92C6D }@] g @? E96 =:DE]k^Amk9C ^m kAm$2=@@? 2?5 82>3=:?8 9@FD6 @H?6C y@9? $9665J H2D <:==65 @FED:56 9:D 9@>6 2E `a`` ! $E] :? y2?F2CJ `gh`]k^Am People are also reading… Proposal to let nonresidents vote in Omaha, Lincoln elections advances in auditor oversight bill ICE detains Kearney entrepreneur with deep Nebraska ties How to watch the Nebraska football spring game: Time, TV channel Nebraska spring football game live updates, score and highlights Where to watch the Nebraska football spring game: Time, TV channel Nebraska-Iowa basketball live updates, stats and highlights Suspect in triple killing may have participated in assault of sex offender, police say Nebraska softball triumphs over No. 7 UCLA in 4-1 victory How to watch Nebraska-Iowa basketball: Time, TV channel for Thursday State Patrol IDs mother found dead in Kearney County; 3 children injured in shooting Lincoln man accused of hitting officer with drumsticks in chaotic arrest 64-year-old man arrested in Lincoln for 1990 'Lovers' Lane Murders' in Texas Malmo Fire Department prepares to host 27th annual breakfast Lincoln City Council weighs winery rule changes, approves addition at The Mill Nebraska's Emmett Johnson receives national praise before NFL draft kAm%96 42D6 @7 $9665J[ AC@>:?6?E :? {:?4@=?’D 56>:H@C=5[ 3642>6 E96 E2=< @7 E96 E@H? H96? 9:D H:76[ |2CJ[ 2?5 96C 2==6865 =@G6C 2?5 244@>A=:46[ |@?52J |4u2C=2?5[ H6C6 2CC6DE65]k^AmkAmq@E9 H6C6 24BF:EE65 2E EC:2=]k^AmkAm%96 $9665J >FC56C :D 49C@?:4=65 :? 2 8C62E :?E6C24E:G6 >F=E:>65:2 H63D:E6[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^8:=565286]F?=]65F^8F:56D^G:6H0BlH9@DH9@]9E>=RD9665J;Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmv:=565 p86 !=2:?D r:EJk^2m[ 2? @?=:?6 G6CD:@? E92E 3F:=5D FA@? 2? 2CE:4=6 AF3=:D965 :? a__` 3J %:>@E9J |29@?6J @7 E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 }63C2D<2]k^Am kAmk6>mt5:E@CVD ?@E6i r=:4< @? E96 A286D 36=@H E@ C625 DE@C:6D E92E H6C6 AC:?E65 :? {:?4@=? ?6HDA2A6CD 23@FE E96 >FC56C @7 y@9? $9665J]k^6>mk^Am Download PDF Download PDF Download PDF Download PDF Reach the reporter at pbreen@journalstar.com or 216-287-8623. 0 Comments Locations Lincoln Sign up for our Crime & Courts newsletter Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Top 10 most infamous, notorious crimes in Lincoln history Lincoln's former top cop, Tom Casady wrote a popular blog, "The Director's Desk," where he chronicled local crime history until 2017. Though h… No. 8: John Sheedy Saloon and gambling house owner John Sheedy was killed outside his home at 1211 P St. in January 1891. The case of Sheedy, prominent in Lincol… Jim McKee: A quick history of Lincoln's saloons Quick’s Saloon on the southeast corner of 10th and P streets was in the heart of Lincoln’s disreputable strip of gambling, prostitution and dr… Recommended for you Watch Now: Related Video Katie Burger Mission Statement First Strategic Plan Workshop First Strategic Plan Workshop The 10 safest cities in the United States The 10 safest cities in the United States Project Hunger's 30th Annual Easter Basket Extravaganza Project Hunger's 30th Annual Easter Basket Extravaganza
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