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Woman faces murder charge after deputies say she confessed to roommate stabbing in Charlotte County
Updated: 7:07 PM EDT Mar 9, 2026
A woman was arrested Monday after she was accused of murdering her roommate, following an argument at a Gewant Boulevard residence in Charlotte County Sunday.According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, Shannon Rose Giblin, 48, was arrested as a suspect in the death of Paul De Wayne Bradley, 76.Bradley’s vehicle, a pickup truck, was missing from the driveway and detectives said they discovered it was driven to Sarasota County. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office found Giblin with the truck and she was detained.When Giblin was questioned, deputies say she reportedly confessed to stabbing Bradley following an argument and covering him with a tarp and leaving after she realized he couldn’t be helped.A friend of Paul Bradley’s, Adam LaFleur, said he suspected Giblin as soon as he heard his friend had died. LaFleur said Giblin claimed to be an at-home caregiver and was only living with Bradley for a week before his death. “Within two or three days, she started doing some strange things. She lied to him about a few things,” LaFleur said. “He caught that right away. So yesterday, he, from what I’ve been told, he, which sounds like Paul, he said to her, ‘You have to leave. You have to be out by 4.’ And it appears that shortly after his, when shortly after he told her that is when she murdered him.”Jody Scharping said she was saddened by the news of Bradley’s death. She said the 76-year-old mentored her son. “They would eat dinner together. Paul wanted to mentor them, came over, asked if it was okay that, you know, he seen something in him and things like that,” Scharping said. “Every time you turn around, you would see him trying to help somebody in the best way that he possibly could.”Both LaFleur and Scharping said they hope Giblin is held responsible for killing their friend, who they said had a heart of gold. “That was a damn good man, abetter man than I’ll ever be, for sure,” LaFleur said. “A veteran. Our veterans deserve better than this.”Giblin was arrested and she is facing charges of non-premeditated murder and grand theft of a motor vehicle. She is being held without bond.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. —
A woman was arrested Monday after she was accused of murdering her roommate, following an argument at a Gewant Boulevard residence in Charlotte County Sunday.
According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, Shannon Rose Giblin, 48, was arrested as a suspect in the death of Paul De Wayne Bradley, 76.
Bradley’s vehicle, a pickup truck, was missing from the driveway and detectives said they discovered it was driven to Sarasota County. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office found Giblin with the truck and she was detained.
When Giblin was questioned, deputies say she reportedly confessed to stabbing Bradley following an argument and covering him with a tarp and leaving after she realized he couldn’t be helped.
A friend of Paul Bradley’s, Adam LaFleur, said he suspected Giblin as soon as he heard his friend had died. LaFleur said Giblin claimed to be an at-home caregiver and was only living with Bradley for a week before his death.
“Within two or three days, she started doing some strange things. She lied to him about a few things,” LaFleur said. “He caught that right away. So yesterday, he, from what I’ve been told, he, which sounds like Paul, he said to her, ‘You have to leave. You have to be out by 4.’ And it appears that shortly after his, when shortly after he told her that is when she murdered him.”
Jody Scharping said she was saddened by the news of Bradley’s death. She said the 76-year-old mentored her son.
“They would eat dinner together. Paul wanted to mentor them, came over, asked if it was okay that, you know, he seen something in him and things like that,” Scharping said. “Every time you turn around, you would see him trying to help somebody in the best way that he possibly could.”
Both LaFleur and Scharping said they hope Giblin is held responsible for killing their friend, who they said had a heart of gold.
“That was a damn good man, abetter man than I’ll ever be, for sure,” LaFleur said. “A veteran. Our veterans deserve better than this.”
Giblin was arrested and she is facing charges of non-premeditated murder and grand theft of a motor vehicle. She is being held without bond.
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