Man Arrested In Lakewood Admits To Florida Murders: Police

LAKEWOOD, OH — Shelby John Nealy, who was arrested by Lakewood Police, has admitted to his involvement with three murders in Florida, police announced.

Nealy, aka Shelby Svensen, 25, was the son-in-law of Richard Louis Ivancic, 71, and Laura Ann Ivancic, 59, who were found dead in their mobile home in Tarpon Springs, Florida on New Year's Day. Police also found Nicholas James Ivancic, 25, dead in the mobile home. Richard and Laura Ivancic were married and Nicholas was their son.

All three bodies were decayed. Three dead dogs were also found in the mobile home.

Tarpon Springs Police Maj. Jeff Young, said there was a breakthrough in the triple homicide came when neighbors in the tight-knit community came forward to say they had seen a man in his 20s with a small child outside the Ivancic's mobile home digging a ditch. The description of the man matched Nealy.

Nealy is married to Richard and Laura Ann's daughter, Jamie Nicole Ivancic, 21, who is missing under suspicious circumstances. She has been listed in the National Crime Information Center's database as a missing endangered adult.

"We fear Jamie may be a victim, too, in this case," said Young.

Tarpon Springs Police announced Friday that Nealy had admitted to killing his in-laws. However, Nealy has given no information on where Jamie Nicole may be, police said.

On Thursday morning, Lakewood officers were told a 2013 Kia Sorento, believed to be connected to the Florida murders, might be in Lakewood. The vehicle was spotted on Newman Avenue at 9 a.m.

Officers then staked out the SUV, waiting for a sign of who was in possession of the Sorento. When Svensen left a nearby house at 7:30 p.m., he was taken into custody. His two children were taken to Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services.

Svensen is being held at Lakewood City Jail. The Kia is currently in police custody, an officer told Patch.

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One of Patch's Florida editors has been following the killings in Tarpon Springs. Her coverage can be found online.

Photo from Lakewood Police