16. The Murder of William Blodgett

After 14 years of questions and agonizing pain, a New Mexico family got heartbreaking confirmation of their worst fear... William "Bill" Blodgett was dead. The 69-year-old had gone missing in the days before Christmas of 2008. Police searched in and around Bill's home but couldn't find enough evidence to close the case. Nearly 15 years later, a suspect decided to come forward and take responsibility for Bill's disappearance and subsequent death. Megan walks us through the shocking confession and startling details of the murder. SOURCES: https://www.krqe.com/news/investigations/he-was-a-good-man-guilt-ridden-roswell-man-confesses-to-killing-landlord-in-2008/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/young-couple-killed-landlord-tenancy-dispute-canada-ontario-stoney-creek/ https://www.newser.com/story/335913/he-got-away-with-murder-then-called-911-to-confess-cops.html https://www.krqe.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2023/05/criminal-complaint_murder-case-5-1-23_Redacted.pdf https://apnews.com/article/new-mexico-confession-murder-cold-case-e5f30d02202da3132f80f88b034858bd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omviqmGLwYw https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/roswell-man-confesses-to-2008-murder-remains-found-under-house/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNXalI9lvoQ https://lawandcrime.com/crime/guilt-ridden-killer-borrowed-cellphone-to-call-911-and-confess-to-murdering-landlord-with-screwdriver-police/ https://www.newsweek.com/tony-peralta-confess-murder-landlord-15-years-william-blodgett-1803591 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=610199781150072&set=a.298056052364448 https://www.abqjournal.com/2595768/i-took-his-life-for-no-reason-confession-to-2008-roswell-killing-leads-police-to-body-buried-under-floorboards.html