#7 - Shannon Gilday
On February the 22nd of 2022, 23-year-old Shannon Gilday forced his way into a home in Richmond,
Kentucky, armed with a rifle and decked out in some sort of dark camo or tactical-style jacket.
He proceeded to gun down Jordan Morgan while she was in bed. The gunfire awoke Morgan’s parents,
and when her father, Wesley, went to investigate the noise, he was met by Gilday, who shot him
three times, twice in the arm and once in the hip. Wesley then retrieved his Sig Sauer 9 mm
handgun and opened fire on the intruder. In a subsequent interview with a local media outlet,
the man said he grabbed a second weapon and positioned himself behind the couch before
shooting an additional 8 rounds in the suspect’s direction. Gilday fled the scene and Wesley dialed
911. Although Jordan unfortunately succumbed to her gunshot wounds, Wesley’s wife and 14-year-old
daughter came away from the frightening incident completely unscathed. Several days later,
Gilday was spotted walking along Barnes Mill Road in Madison County in the early hours of the
morning. He was taken into custody on charges of murder, burglary, criminal mischief, and assault,
as well as two counts of attempted murder. In a statement released by the suspect’s mother,
she revealed the young man hadn’t been “of sound mind” in the weeks leading up
to the deadly home invasion. He allegedly became “distraught” after coming to the conclusion that a
nuclear war was “imminent”, and also indicated he thought he was being followed by the CIA. It was
subsequently theorized that Gilday had targeted the Morgan family home due to it containing a
“2,000-square-foot, fully stocked and furnished doomsday bunker”, which he sought
to take shelter in, given what he believed to be the inevitability of nuclear fallout.
#6 - 2022 Ceres Break-In
At about 6 am on September the 27th of 2022, the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office in California
received a call about a break-in on the 2600 block of Gondring Road in the city of Ceres.
Deputies responded to the scene, where they found 22-year-old Christian Sanchez suffering
from critical injuries. The young man was taken to a nearby hospital, but doctors attempts to
save him ultimately proved fruitless. In the aftermath, investigators used footage from the
Sanchez family’s home surveillance camera to gain a clearer picture of the events that had
transpired. The video, which was later shared with local media outlet KCRA-TV,
showed a group of armed assailants force their way into the residence while holding Sanchez
at gunpoint. Each of the suspects was wearing hoodies and had their faces concealed from the
camera. A police report revealed that, sometime during a subsequent struggle between Sanchez and
the intruders, he was shot, at which point the suspects fled the scene. Detectives expressed
frustration over the Sanchez family’s decision to release the footage to the public before
sending it to law enforcement. Nevertheless, the video did generate new leads for the sheriff’s
department in their efforts to identify the perpetrators of the deadly home invasion.
#5 - Shooting of Natalie Manduley
An armed home invasion unfolded in the 6400 block of Bright Nimbus Avenue in Las Vegas
on the afternoon of March the 25th of 2022. Police described how three men and a woman
broke into the house and demanded money from the residents. One of the female occupants was forced
into a closet at gunpoint while repeatedly being asked, “What’s in the safe?” A short time later,
another female resident, identified as 24-year-old Natalie Manduley, emerged with a firearm in hand
and began shooting at the intruders. A gun battle subsequently ensued, which left Manduley
with critical injuries, to which she ultimately succumbed. The victim’s boyfriend returned home
while the assailants were fleeing the scene in a white Mercedes-Benz, which he then pursued with
his own car. He reportedly smashed into the back of the getaway vehicle, causing it to careen off
the roadway and into a wall near the house. The driver got out and fired several rounds
at the boyfriend, allowing the suspects to flee on foot. During the ensuing investigation, the
police learned that $5,000 in cash had been stolen during the home invasion. Manduley’s boyfriend,
it emerged, was well-known for “selling high end jewelry on Instagram”, which likely accounted for
why his residence was targeted by the suspects. Investigators searched the crashed Mercedes,
inside of which they found the stolen cash, as well as a red backpack. The backpack contained a
ChromeBook and a notebook that was riddled with homework assignments. In the top right corner,
the name “Kamari Oliver” had been written. Homicide detectives subsequently determined
that Oliver was a student at a Clark County School District high school. On March the 28th,
officers showed up at the school to take the 18-year-old into custody on charges of murder,
robbery, burglary and kidnapping. By November, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police had arrested each of the
other 3 suspects, identified as Michael Overton, Brandyn Smith, and Christine Schultz. The latter
reportedly knew Manduley, and had socialized at the house the day before the invasion.
#4 - Bradley Scheuerer and Jonathon Robinson
On the morning of November the 9th of 2020, an individual dialed 911 from inside 7129 Turner
Street in Englewood, Florida to report that two people had died during a violent home invasion.
Officers responded to the scene, where they found the male homeowner, as well as 27-year-old
Jonathon Robinson, both having succumbed to severe injuries. Upon launching an investigation into
the matter, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office determined that Robinson, along with an “erratic”
accomplice named Bradley Scheuerer, had broken into the home in question after the latter had
had a falling out with the male occupant, allegedly over the sale of drugs. The two
suspects broke into the home in order to steal equipment used to make marijuana wax. However,
at some point during the break-in, Robinson got into a fight with the victim, which ultimately
left them both critically wounded. Scheuerer left his accomplice behind to die, reportedly fleeing
the scene in a rental van, which was later tracked down in St. Petersburg, where the suspect resided.
He was arrested and charged with two counts of third-degree murder, to which he pleaded guilty.
The man was consequently handed down a sentence of 20 years in prison for the botched home invasion.
#3 - Rhys Lershe
A man broke into his elderly neighbor’s house in Westampton Township, New Jersey shortly
after midnight on August the 4th of 2021. After climbing through an upstairs bedroom window,
44-year-old Rhys Lershe demanded the keys to the resident’s 2014 Kia Optima. He then
viciously beat the elderly couple and drove off in the stolen car. The female victim ran from the
home screaming, and was subsequently let into a neighbor’s house to call 911. She and her husband,
who was left in critical condition, were taken to Cooper University Hospital in
Camden. The following day, the police tracked Lershe down to a house in Cumberland County,
where he still had the couple’s Kia in his possession. He was arrested on charges of
assault and robbery. Roughly six weeks after the incident occurred, the male victim, identified
as 79-year-old Edward Bush, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, causing Lershe’s initial
charges to be upgraded to include aggravated manslaughter. In the aftermath of his arrest,
Lershe’s family publicly detailed the “aggressive” and “erratic” behavior he’d been exhibiting in the
months leading up to the home invasion. Some of his relatives had reportedly sought protection
against him by filing a restraining order. He eventually agreed to a plea deal with Burlington
County prosecutors, which set his maximum possible sentence at 30 years behind bars.
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#2 - Jonathan Vera
Texas man Silvano Cortez and his wife were sleeping in their Harris County home one
night in October of 2017 when they were suddenly awakened by a pair of armed intruders who demanded
money. The tenant who rented a small apartment in Cortez’s backyard heard the commotion and
snuck into the house with a firearm in hand. A physical struggle ensued, which culminated in
Cortez being fatally shot by one of the suspects. The assailants then fled the scene as Cortez’s
tenant fired several rounds in their direction, hitting one of them, Houston teen Jonathan Vera,
in the right cheek. A short time later, Vera was dropped off at the emergency room of LBJ Hospital,
where he received treatment for the gunshot wound. He eventually left the hospital,
but later returned, at which point he was taken into police custody on a charge of
capital murder. Because he was a juvenile, Vera wasn’t eligible for the death penalty
or life without parole. In November of 2022, after reaching a plea bargain with prosecutors,
the young man was sentenced to 30 years in prison. As of the latest updates on the matter,
Vera’s accomplice hadn’t yet been identified by the authorities.
#1 - Stephen Brown and Hailey Dandurand
The bloodied, lifeless body of Telma Boinville was found inside a vacation rental home in Pupukea,
on Hawaii’s North Shore, on December the 7th of 2017. The 51-year-old victim, a substitute
elementary school teacher, had reportedly been hired to clean the property, an oddjob she used
to help supplement her income. On the afternoon in question, Boinville went inside the house while
her 8-year-old daughter waited in the car. At some point later on, a couple who was renting the home
returned to find the gruesome aftermath of the housekeeper’s murder, including a hammer, knife,
and mallet, all of which presented with traces of blood. Boinville’s daughter was discovered in
an upstairs bedroom, having been tied up with her mouth duct-taped. The young girl revealed
that a man with green hair had forced her out of the vehicle and into the residence, where
he and a female accomplice had fatally bludgeoned Boinville in the midst of a violent home invasion.
The assailants subsequently fled the scene in the victim’s truck, prompting police to send out an
all-points bulletin for the stolen vehicle. Approximately 7 hours after the discovery of
Boinville’s body, officers tracked the suspects down to an area near the Mililani Walmart. The
man, identified as 23-year-old Stephen Brown, was allegedly hostile towards law enforcement
while being detained. As was recorded by the officers’ body cams, he at one point
blurted out, “Just shoot me, I deserve this”. His then-girlfriend, 20-year-old Hailey Dandurand,
was likewise taken into custody on suspicion of carrying out the deadly home invasion.
Both suspects were charged with second-degree murder, as well as burglary in the first degree
and kidnapping. Following numerous delays and postponements, opening statements for
Brown’s trial were made in the Oahu First Circuit Court of Hawaii on January the 9th of 2023. As of
the latest updates, a date for Dandurand’s separate trial hadn’t yet been scheduled.
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