The dying of Casey White's ex-girlfriend might be reevaluated by a sheriff's division in Alabama for any connection to the capital homicide suspect, who continues to be at massive after escaping from jail final week.

In accordance with native Alabama TV station WAFF 48, the Limestone County Sheriff's Workplace confirmed on Wednesday night time that they may re-examine a 2008 case that was initially dominated a suicide however might presumably be related to Casey White.

This information comes because the hunt for Casey White and corrections officer Vicky White continues, with the pair final having been seen on April 29. Vicky White is suspected of serving to Casey White escape from the Lauderdale County Jail and the 2 are believed to be on the run collectively.

The case that the sheriff's division goes to look into includes the dying of Christy Shelton, who was discovered lifeless in her residence in 2008. In accordance with WAFF-TV, whereas the case was initially dominated a suicide, Shelton's household has continued to query that discovering and felt that Casey White might have been doubtlessly concerned in Shelton's dying, as the 2 had been courting on the time. Shelton's household has additionally stated that Casey White was current when she died, based on WAFF.

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An Alabama sheriff's division stated it will take one other have a look at a 2008 case to see if escaped capital homicide suspect Casey White was concerned. The dying of White's ex-girlfriend, Christy Shelton was initially dominated a suicide. White, pictured left, escaped from an Alabama jail final week with the attainable assist of Vicky White (left), a corrections officer on the jail. The 2 had been nonetheless at massive as of Might 5.U.S. Marshals

Newsweek reached out to the Limestone County Sheriff's Workplace for remark however didn't obtain a response in time for publication.

If officers decide that Casey White is actually related to the 2008 dying of his ex-girlfriend, it's going to additional add to his checklist of previous felony instances. In accordance with the U.S. Marshals Service, Casey White was at the moment being held within the Lauderdale County Jail on capital homicide prices, in reference to the deadly stabbing of Connie Ridgeway, 58, which occurred in September 2020. Nevertheless, this was not the primary time Casey White had run-ins with regulation enforcement.

In accordance with court docket information reviewed by Fox Information, in 2010, Casey White pleaded responsible to a home assault, after he was accused of attacking a person with an axe.

The U.S. Marshals Service additionally stated in a current press launch that previous to the capital homicide allegations in 2020, Casey White was serving a 75-year jail sentence for a "2015 crime spree that concerned residence invasion, carjacking, and a police chase." Casey White additionally allegedly threatened to kill one other one in every of his ex-girlfriends, in addition to his sister in 2015, the U.S. Marshals Service stated on Wednesday.

Moreover, the Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton beforehand stated that in 2020, Casey White had a plan to flee from jail.

Amid the continued manhunt for the 2 Whites, who should not associated, police have issued an arrest warrant for Vicky White. The previous corrections officer with the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Workplace is accused of serving to Casey White escape from jail.

"Anybody with info on the Whites' location is urged to contact regulation enforcement. You'll be able to name the USMS Communications Heart at 1-800-336-0102," the U.S. Marshals Service stated.

Newsweek reached out to the U.S. Marshals Service for remark.