According to the news item, the man is said to be related to the death of______ people.

A man suspected in a two-state killing spree is being transferred from a Madison County jail to Knox County in Illinois. Nicholas Sheley is charged with aggravated battery, vehicle hijacking and theft in the beating death of a 65-year-old man in Knox County. Police suspect Sheley in six other deaths across Illinois and Missouri. The victims include a two-year-old child and a 93-year-old man. Local reports say an axe was used in some of the killings. Police say they believe the spree may have been fueled by drugs, specifically meth.