I killed somebody a long time ago. Why, what happened? I don't know. I was On May 1st, 2023 in New Mexico, officers received a call about a reported murder. Little did they know, they were about to meet up with the murderer himself. What's going on, man? I just wanted to report a murder I committed a long time ago. A long time ago. Okay, a long time ago? Yeah. Or today? A long time ago. Well, what is that? I buried him in a house. Where at? On 5th Street. What's the address? I don't know. You don't know? No, sir. How'd you get over here? You walked? Yeah. This is a long time ago, is what he's saying. I'm just trying to cover it up. I did. You tried to cover it up? Yeah. Okay. I'm tired of living with my life, sir. You killed Oh, yeah. Okay. This is him. You doing okay? You're all sweaty. Did you run here or >> No, I drank. Oh, you drank? Oh, that water right there? I know. Okay. All righty. If Yeah, go ahead. Would you show me where it's at? What? >> If I took you, would you be willing to show me where it's at? Do I have to go there right now? Well, that way we'd know where the the house is. Okay. I'll let you finish your your thing. Let's go. Okay. You don't want to finish it? You're good there? Yeah. >> Okay. Anyways. All right, just hang on, okay? Well. Relax. Relax. Relax. Just hang on. I did. You did? Yeah, we already got you. Yeah. This guy had a phone on him. I'm going to talk to this guy. Just hang on here. So, he's saying Hang on. He's saying he killed somebody a long while ago and he buried a house, some house on 5th Street. That's what he's saying. So, I asked him if he's willing to show me where the house is. He's like, "Yeah, I'm willing to show you where the house is." So, that's that's all we got right now. He doesn't know the address. A long time ago. I'm going to take him up there. What year? Huh? What year? I haven't figured out yet. What year was this at? You don't remember? Okay. It's been so long. It's been a long time. Okay, we're going to go all the way around over here. Okay, my car's way over there, so we're going to walk this way. Thank you guys for coming. >> absolutely. Is it on East 5th or West 5th? East 5th. East side? Okay. Do you have anything on your person besides your Swishers? Do you mind if I check you? I don't want to get Okay. Your phone? Okay. I'm just going to hold on to these, okay? Have a seat, my brother. Okay, will you give that stuff back to That guy? No, uh they belong to my sister. She lives right there down the street. Okay. I left the house Okay. All righty, we'll address it. Have a seat, okay? I'm going to roll the window down for you. So, what's going to happen, okay? Um we're going to go to the police department, okay? The We're going to find out some more information, okay? Those detectives are going to talk with you about more information with it, okay? And then we'll they'll we'll address it from there, okay? All right, so hang on, okay? You listen to any specific music or anything? Any music you'd want to listen to at all? Gospel? Okay. Listen to Drake or what? Yeah. You want to listen to Drake? Yeah, I don't care. All right. I'm sorry? What's your name? My name's Geo. Geo? Geo, like Yeah, like Giovanni. Yeah, that's tight. Yeah. That's my name, man. I'll talk with you a little bit more when we get there, okay? The detectives will talk with you even more than me. Just hang on, all right? I can, but because you're in the back of the car, I have to read you something for me to be speaking to you. It's all like legal nuances kind of, so just hang on. Let me get there, okay? And we'll we'll talk a little bit, okay? Hold on. Hey, I'm I'm too stressed out to be All good. Hold on. Let Let me get there, okay? And we'll we'll we'll talk. Hold on. Yeah. Stand up for me, man. Can I rest, too? What hurts? My handcuffs. Okay. Well, we're going to get them off of you right now. We're going to go this way. Just stand right here and face this wall real quick. Which arm of yours is hurting? Whole body, bro. Your whole body? Yeah, I think it's the blood pressure pills and gills and everything. You took some or you take some? I took some. Okay. >> And I drank I shouldn't have drank. Okay. Have a seat. Hold on. But I didn't know how to confess to him. Okay. Have a seat real quick. All right. Now, when you say you took all this stuff, when was this? A little bit ago? When you took the pills and the alcohol? Yeah, I needed my pills. When was this that you took them? Was earlier this morning? Yeah, and then I wanted to take some alcohol. Okay. Cuz I wanted to confess. How many blood pressure pills did you take? I took four. How many did you take? I took four. Okay. Are you thirsty at all? Like water? Yeah, sure. Please. All right. Let me go get you a cup, okay? Hang on. Okay. So, here's what we're going to do, okay? I'm going to un handcuff you from here, okay? And then I'm going to cuff in the front, okay? And then I'm going to let you carry your water and I'm going to take you to this exit cuz they're going to want to talk to you more, okay? Now, we're going to do it in the front. Cool. Yep. Like that. Yep. All right. Thank you. And that way I can let you be able to hold your water. Okay. Hey, bless yourself, man. Absolutely. >> Jesus Christ. You want to grab your water right here? Hey, or all I did it for everything was nothing. Okay. We're going to go up these stairs that are here, so if you would yeah. Thank you guys for picking me up so quick. Absolutely. Oh man, I'm weak. Weak? Yeah, that was from climbing the stairs. What? Which room do you want? What's up? Not the right room. Yeah, this is good. All right, we're just going to go straight ahead, okay? Just have a seat in that chair in the corner right here. This one? The other one. That one. All right. Hang on, they're going to be with you right now. Hold on. After detectives speak with the suspect to get some basic information from him and Mirandize him, it's now time for the suspect to lead them to where he buried the body. I just got to do something real quick. Just hang out here for a minute. Relax. Want some water? Uh yeah, please. >> Go ahead, you got it. Go ahead. Go ahead. Can I smoke that A's last? We'll do it over there, okay? Okay. All right. >> do it in my cop car. So, grab your water. Oh, you don't have a lighter, huh? I have a lighter in my cop car, though. All right, cool. Grab your water. Hey, just my last cigarette and that's it. All righty. I got you. You can bring it with you if you want it. All righty. We're going to go down to the right and down the stairs again, okay? Okay. We're going on this side, okay? Go ahead and sit. All right. It's right here. The next house. This white one? This white one here? Yeah. I buried him in that side place right here. This side with the blue door right here. Uh-huh. Yeah, I buried him right there. Okay. Like in the little building? Yes, sir. I'm sorry? Why didn't they smell his body in there? I don't know. Hang on, okay? Saying pretty much all the way back is where you buried him. Inside the shed? >> Yeah, inside the shed. [ __ ] >> Inside of it? What are you saying? After obtaining a warrant for the property, detectives search for the body. I said just a few inches, right? Shoe? Yep, you can see it. I think it is. That's the Look, I think it's the boot and that's the bottom sole of it. Yep. I've been pulling CIPA. Foot falls out. Okay. This is getting very scientific. Uh Seven years or more, you're not going to lose anything. Hit boot. Oh. That's the sole of Check that. Yep. Yep. That foot. Yep. Good one. Yep. Yep. Yep. Okay. Well, let's get out. Now that it's confirmed that the suspect was telling the truth, a detective begins a one-on-one interrogation with him. So, first Do you like onions? I got them with onions cuz I hate onions. I didn't I know how some people are. You either hate them or you love them. Have you been here for a little while at the police department? >> Mhm. Is that good? Is the hamburger good? It's McDonald's, right? It is what it is, right? So, they um They already read you your Miranda rights. You're were aware of all that stuff. I'm going to I'm going to let you know again, okay? It's something I wish I had to do. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law. Do you understand all that? Okay. What time did you call the police department? >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Tell me what happened, man. I killed somebody a little time ago. Okay. Why? What happened? I don't know. I've I've been told his name is Bill. Uh but it's really William, right? I don't know. You were living with him at the time? Okay. Back then, you guys had some kind of issue. Was it about a wallet? No? Do you remember what what happened? Why Why? I just remember I just needed to confess. That was it. Okay. How did you do it? Do you not remember, or you just don't want to say it? I just don't want to talk about it. Okay. Well, it's off your shoulders now, man. You're welcome. You're welcome. No problem. You know, I I wasn't I wasn't around back then. 2009. So, you know, my own curiosity is you know, I I want to I want to know. You know, I can read the reports from from back then, and that's why I said the wallet thing, cuz that's what we were told. I know he was an older guy. I know that you were living with him, right? You guys were roommates. He owned the place, right? I don't know. But he would he allowed you to stay there? Like you were kind of renting? Did you pay him money to live there or I don't remember. He just Okay, but you guys were living together. All right. What happened, man? Do I look familiar to you? Uh-uh. No? You look real familiar to me. That's why I thought we talked before. Maybe I've just seen you around town. Did Did you use a gun? I don't remember. Okay. Well, how about this one? Why don't Why don't you tell me why you decided to come forward? Because my heart hurts. It's been eating at you for a while? Yeah. I know this is probably the a big hard decision you had to make. You've been thinking about it for a while? Every day. Well, I've never been in that position, but I can imagine how hard that decision was to to step up and At least nobody does have to worry anymore. >> Yeah, I mean, I can imagine his family. You know, he he was an older guy, but you know, his family never knew what happened. And that's kind of That's kind of where I stand because I want to be able to to tell them, you know, what happened. His son Tell them that he was a good man and that she was good what I did. You know? Okay. Yeah, it was His son is the one that reported it to us back down about not being able to get a hold of his dad. Why didn't anybody say anything after that? Why did everybody just let him [ __ ] What do you mean? I don't know. Okay. The cops talked to you back then, I assume? Mhm. Yeah. Give me a little details, Tony. What happened? Uh do I have to speak or what? No, you don't have to, man. I'm just talking to you. You don't have to tell me anything. You don't. You don't. I just I just want to know the story. I'm sure the family wants to know the story. You know, things He was He was always good to me, and I took his life for no reason. And I don't want to make excuses. What did you >> of people have an excuse. I don't have one. What did you use to kill him? I don't remember. Do you remember if it was some type of weapon or your hands? I don't remember. All I know is that I buried him, and I shouldn't have. One of the officers told me that you had said it was some type of sharp object. Maybe like a knife or a screwdriver or something. I don't remember. Okay. And again, you You don't have to talk to me, but please don't lie cuz there's no reason to lie anymore. I killed him with a screwdriver. Okay. And is that screwdriver around anywhere? No. Okay. Cuz it's been I mean, I know it's been a long time. Yeah. You got family in town here? Yeah. That's why I wanted to confess for them. They don't need to know nothing after this or anything. It was my fault for my sin, you know. Nobody else should suffer except us. Your parents still around? No. No. Okay. So, no reason. All right. So, I kind of went back there and looked at it. There's some cross-members on the floor. Were those there when when you put them in there? I don't know. Okay, so it was just an open space at the time? I don't remember. You don't remember? It was what? Like cross-members. You know how like if if you were to pull up the floor, there's like joists, like braces. Uh-huh. You know what I'm talking about? Like deco diagonal that the floor sits on. Those weren't there? I don't remember. Okay. Did you have to dismember his body to get him in there, or did you just put him in there whole? I don't remember. I don't remember. I don't remember. Okay. Anyways, I already confessed, man. No, we'll see. I'm I want I I need to know this information because I'm going to go and dig him up, all right? And have they already dug him up? No. No, no. We went over there and looked at it. We haven't even got started yet. Are they going to take me to jail? It's a process. I don't know, man. I don't know. We have to talk to the district attorney's office. So, I'm going to be stuck here all night or what? No, not all night. No, but we got to talk to the DAs. They're They're the ones that ultimately make the decision. About those cross-members, you know, like there's no there would be no way to put him in the ground without dismembering him. I don't That That's my just my curiosity is what I'm facing. I don't know. All right. Is there anything that that you think I should know that you want to tell me before I take off? Everybody knows everything already. Okay. All right. I'll come back in a little bit, Tony, and let you know what's going to happen, okay? Okay. All right. I hope these were These were Yeah, thank you. You're welcome. This suspect's name is Tony Peralta, a 37-year-old man from Roswell, New Mexico. He confessed to the murder of William Bill Blodgett, who had been reported missing ever since December 2008. Peralta was a tenant in Blodgett's home and was accused of theft, which led to an eviction attempt on Peralta. While Peralta has never outright stated that the eviction was why he killed Blodgett, it is the widely presumed major motive behind the murder. After his confession, Peralta was charged with first-degree murder. Oddly enough, he pleaded not guilty through his public defender, Ray Conley, even after confessing and stating his persistent guilt over the years. However, he later changed his plea to guilty for second-degree murder. This progression from an initial not guilty plea to a subsequent guilty plea for a lesser charge is not uncommon in legal proceedings, especially when plea agreements are involved. As a result of his guilty plea to second-degree murder, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison followed by 2 years of parole. He is currently serving his sentence and will be released in May of 2038 when he is 52 years old.