10 Cold Case Confessions That Will Shock You
10.Haunted By Homicide
In October 2015, Ferreira called a crisis hotline and reporter at WISN 12 News in Milwaukee recounted the events that had taken place at a party in 1982. According to the criminal report, Ferreira shared marijuana with Jopek before suggesting they go to the basement. She refused. He pushed her down the stairs. He thought she was unconscious and had sex with her. Upon discovering she was dead, he buried her. Ferriera has been charged with second-degree murder.
9.Immunity For A Monster
25 years after the murder, police discovered DNA evidence that connected Heinrich with the sexual assault of a 12-year-old boy, which occurred nine months before Wetterling’s disappearance. The statute of limitations prevented prosecuting Heinrich for the perversion. However, when conducting a search of his residence, investigators discovered child pornography. The confession ensured Heinrich immunity from prosecution for Wetterling’s murder. According to the molesting monster, Wetterling was cold, confused, and terrified as he uttered his last words: “What did I do wrong?”
8.Child Witness
The case broke when Brewer contacted the girlfriend of Colorado resident Thomas Edward Egley. She had detailed knowledge of the murder and recommended that he pursue a DNA match with the evidence gathered from Jones. Before the tests came back, Egley confessed to the brutal slaying and destroying evidence. In October, Egley, 70, pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 10 years to life, in accordance to the laws of 1970.
7.Undercover Confession
Reddy confessed to strangling Yusuf with an electrical ironing cord and smothering Jawairiyah. He led undercover authorities to their shallow graves under Takapuna Landing Bridge on Aukland’s North Shore. According to his confession, Reddy murdered Yusuf because she had kicked him out of the house and was “telling stories” about him. The cause of death could not be determined. The only evidence connecting Reddy to the murder is his confession to undercover police.
6.Guilt Wracked Wright
Wright confessed to breaking into Bushey’s trailer while high on meth. Bushey surprised him. Wright revealed that he drove to Portland after the murder and tried to commit suicide via heroin overdose. Wright was never a suspect and without his confession, it is unlikely he ever would have been brought to justice. In September, Wright pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a 17-year sentence.
5.Fear Of Hell
Rhinehart took care of her uncle for eight months before his deathbed confession. Sherrard revealed to Rhinehart that he had shot a man, rolled him in carpet, and disposed of the corpse in a cave. What’s more, Sherrard admitted to two murders and claimed he had accomplices. The identity of the other victim and his co-conspirators remain unknown. Sherrard blamed the brutality on drugs, which he struggled with for decades. He revealed that the slayings occurred during a deal gone wrong.
4.Ignored Confessions
Multiple witnesses placed Fournier near the track where McClain had last been seen. Despite being questioned 27 times, Fournier was never officially charged. In 1981, he told investigators that he raped McClain and murdered her with a telephone insulator. However, he indicated that he had trouble deciphering fantasy and reality because of an automobile crash he suffered hours after the murder. Fournier has previous convictions for burglary, theft, and child pornography.
3.The Coldest Case
In 2012, the alleged culprit’s mother confessed that she had lied to authorities about her son’s alibi. Authorities arrested Jack McCullough, 73, and charged him with Maria’s murder. McCullough, who was 17 at the time, was given a rock-solid alibi by his parents. They claimed he was 40 miles away in Rockford. McCullough was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. However, Judge William Brady released McCullough from prison and granted him a new trial after discovering “clear and convincing evidence” that McCullough was wrongly convicted.
2.Gangster’s Deathbed Confession
Prosecutors allege that DuBois, O’Dempsey, and McCulkin were members of the Clockwork Orange Gang. They believe the crew murdered Barbara because she knew too much about their involvement in the February 25, 1973, firebombing of Tornio Nightclub in Brisbane. Billy had taken up with another woman, and they feared his scorned ex. Barbara allegedly threatened to reveal what she knew and could potentially connect the gang to a firebombing at the Whiskey Au Go Go that killed 15 people.
1.Investigators’ Godsend
Odom had been invited over to Busey’s apartment for drinks and sex. Odom robbed Busey to buy crack-cocaine. He struck the 69-year-old in the head with a vase and strangled him. Fingerprints collected from the crime scene match Odom’s. In 2002, an anonymous tipster indicated that a man with a chest tattoo named “Josh” had been seen at Busey’s apartment. Investigators followed the lead but never developed a suspect. The day after the murder, Odom, who has a chest tattoo, was arrested for stealing beer. His hands were “swollen and discolored.” He was released and fled the state.