Her husband is held without bond on a second-degree murder charge in Monroe County.
CUDJOE KEY, Fla. — Lynne Alane Shadduck, a 62-year-old nurse, mother and grandmother, died May 28 after deputies found her unconscious and injured inside her Lower Florida Keys home, authorities said.
Her husband, Bradly Shawn Shadduck, 56, was arrested on a second-degree murder charge after Monroe County deputies described a blood-covered residence, surveillance footage from nearby homes and statements they said did not explain the scale of the scene. The case is now moving through the county court system, with prosecutors expected to weigh forensic evidence, the arrest report, witness accounts and medical findings. Bradly Shadduck has not been convicted, and the charge remains an allegation.
Deputies found Lynne Shadduck on the hallway floor of the couple’s home on Maracaibo Lane in Cudjoe Key shortly before 6 a.m. She was naked, unconscious and covered in blood, with injuries to her face, head and hands, the arrest report said. She was still breathing and had a pulse, so emergency responders took her to Lower Keys Medical Center on Stock Island. She was pronounced dead later that morning. Officials had not released a final cause of death in the first reports, but they said the injuries and condition of the home made the case a homicide investigation.
The call that brought deputies to the home came from a neighbor, not from Lynne Shadduck or her husband. Authorities said Bradly Shadduck walked to the neighbor’s house wrapped only in a Cleveland Browns blanket and asked the neighbor to call 911. The neighbor told dispatchers that Shadduck said the house was full of blood. Deputies who arrived at the residence found him naked under the blanket. When asked what happened, he said, “This just happened,” according to the arrest report. He then repeatedly said his wife needed help.
For investigators, the inside of the house became a record of violence. Deputies said they found broken items and blood in multiple areas, including blood smears across the floor and a large pool of blood in the living room. A later search under a warrant found bloody hand smears near the front door, pools of blood in the main living area and dried blood in the bathroom, according to the report. The hallway had a smear that appeared to show Lynne Shadduck had been dragged toward the bathroom. Deputy Paul McNalley wrote that the evidence showed “a significant fight and struggle for the victim.”
The report also described what detectives said Bradly Shadduck told them after he was taken to the sheriff’s office. He said he and his wife had gone out the night before to a restaurant in Summerland Key, where they had food and many drinks. He said he did not know how they got home or when they arrived. He also said the home’s condition was caused by “rough sex,” according to the report. McNalley wrote that Shadduck said he passes out when he drinks and does not remember what happened. Shadduck asked for a lawyer, ending the interview, authorities said.
Video from nearby homes gave detectives another line of inquiry. The arrest report said one surveillance clip showed Shadduck going to a neighbor’s home to request the 911 call while appearing wet, as if he may have showered. Another video showed him at a different neighbor’s property just after 4 a.m., shirtless and in light-colored shorts. Deputies said he was breathing heavily, banging on windows and doors, trying to enter a passcode and shaking a railing. Investigators found two bloody prints on that railing after the homeowner gave consent to search, the report said.
Lynne Shadduck’s public remembrance described her as a nurse who devoted her life to caring for others and as a mother and grandmother. Reports said she had three daughters, two stepchildren and nine grandchildren. Those details gave the case a second frame beyond the arrest report: a woman known through family and caregiving work, not only through the violent facts of her death. The sheriff’s office did not release a statement from her family in the initial reports, and the public court record had not yet presented a full account of her final hours.
The alleged attack took place in Cudjoe Key, a census-designated community in the Lower Keys, where residential streets often sit along canals and homes are close enough for neighbors’ cameras and porch lights to become part of an investigation. The May 28 response brought deputies, medics and later crime scene personnel to Maracaibo Lane in the early morning. Sheriff Rick Ramsay said there was no threat to the public, and authorities did not report that they were searching for anyone else. The focus turned quickly to the couple’s home, their movements and Shadduck’s statements.
Second-degree murder cases in Florida require prosecutors to prove more than a fatal injury. They must show an unlawful killing committed by an act dangerous to another person and showing a depraved mind regardless of human life, without needing to prove premeditation. The defense may challenge how investigators read the blood evidence, what the surveillance footage shows and whether Shadduck’s statements are reliable. The court process also may bring autopsy findings, forensic reports and any additional witness statements into the public record.
Authorities said Bradly Shadduck had boating and traffic infractions in Monroe County but no other county criminal record noted in early reports. He was held in the Monroe County Detention Center with no bond after his arrest. Records cited in reports showed an arraignment was set for June 5. The case remained in its early stage as investigators continued to sort through the physical evidence and the timeline between the couple’s dinner and the neighbor’s 911 call.
As of the latest public reports reviewed for this article, no final autopsy result had been released and no trial date had been reported. Lynne Shadduck is dead, Bradly Shadduck remains accused, and Monroe County prosecutors now carry the case into court.
Author note: Last updated June 23, 2026.