>> it is clear that katie hadel was afraid of jeffrey michael shiflett. she told police he made threatening phone calls. police picked up jeffrey michael shiflett wednesday morning when they spotted him walking along a road in right chester town. he went to katie hadel's apartment the night before and stopped her to death. >> forced entry into the home. we found the victim stabbed to death in her bedroom. there were two small children in the home as well. >> jeffrey michael shiflett is charged with first-degree murder. this is not his first contact with police. he was just released from prison in december. there were several warrants out for his arrest since then. katie hadel told police he threatened her many times. police came up with a plan meant to keep per se just five days before she was killed. according to investigators, she agreed to stay at her mother's home. >> police agreed to make regular stops several times a day to check in at the mother's house to make sure everything was ok. this is where we believe the victim was but without notifying pol