Hello, 911. >> I'm at Allsup's by Big Lots. >> Sir, tell me exactly what happened. >> Well, I killed somebody. >> When a man in Roswell, New Mexico, calls 911 to turn himself in for a long-ago murder, police must dig into both the past and the dirt to see if this is a true confession or someone looking for attention. >> You killed somebody? >> Yes, sir. >> Hold on 1 second for me, okay? I'm going to get some help over there for you. >> Here you go. Thank you. >> What's your name, sir? Hello? >> But the caller is gone. The dispatcher speculates that he may have borrowed someone else's phone. That, however, will be the least of today's mysteries. >> What's going on, man? I just wanted to report a murder of my friend that I did a long time ago. >> Okay, a long time ago? >> Yeah. >> Or today? >> A long time ago. >> Well, what is that? >> I buried him in his house. >> Okay. >> On 5th Street. >> What's the address? >> I don't know. >> You don't know? >> No, sir. >> How did you get up here? You walked? >> Yeah. >> This is a long time ago, is what he's saying. >> I'm just trying to cover it up. >> Trying to cover it up? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Trying to live with my life, sir. >> Again? >> Yeah, yeah. >> Are 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? >> Well, I can go there right now. >> Well, that will be 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? >> Did they call 911? I did. >> You did? >> Yeah, here you go. >> This guy had his phone out. >> 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 is way over there, so we're going to walk this way. >> As the Roswell police will come to realize, this is only the first of many details 37-year-old Tony Peralta doesn't remember about a day that would seemingly stand out. >> Any music you'd want to listen to at all? >> I want to listen to >> Gospel? Okay. >> Listen to Drake or what? >> Yeah. You want to listen to Drake? >> Yeah, I don't care. >> My phone's being stupid. >> Hey, at least you don't live my life, man. >> Part of his life difficulties, he admits at the station, come from his own choices this morning. >> Okay, it hurts. >> What's arm hurting? Is hurting? >> My whole body, though. >> Your whole body? >> Yeah, I think it's the bunch of blood pressure pills 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. >> Whether it's his intoxication or the sudden weight lifted off his chest, something has Tony feeling emotional. >> Hey, bless yourself, man. >> Absolutely. >> Pray to Jesus Christ. >> You want to grab your water right here? >> Thank you guys for picking me up so quick. >> Absolutely. >> I was tripping. >> But by the time a detective sits to talk with him 2 minutes later, Tony's mood has changed. >> Is this your name? >> I don't want to see you. >> You don't want to see? >> I'm okay. He told you my name already. What do you ask me? I'm just trying to start a conversation, man. Okay, my name is Tony Ray Peralta. >> Peralta? >> Yeah, I've been drinking back with them. >> I'm sorry? >> I've been drinking. >> You've been drinking? >> Yeah. >> Do you Do you feel like you're able to leave if you if you wanted or do you want to be here? >> Hell, yeah. >> You want to >> I confessed to a murder. >> Okay. >> What What's your name again today? >> A lot. >> A lot? >> Yeah. Wait, when you find this body, do you feel better. >> That is how it sounds. >> That will make you feel better? >> Hell yeah. >> Okay. >> I don't want to live with this shame anymore. >> Okay, I understand that. >> But when it comes to specifics, Tony can't provide much, not even the victim's last name. >> Do you remember his name? >> His name was Bill. >> His name was Bill? >> Yeah, everybody talks about it all the time. >> Okay. How long ago? >> I don't >> You don't know? >> Too long >> Okay. >> Too long long. Don't want to say. Don't kill nobody that you don't have to. >> All right, so we're going to go get in the car, we'll drive you to it, you show me. >> I'm hot though. Will you turn on the air conditioner? It's hot. >> So hot in here. We're going to go downstairs, we're going to get in the car and I'm going to turn that AC up. I I hate it up here. >> All right, well let's go cuz I've been waiting so >> Okay, give me 1 minute. >> The truth of Tony's story may have to come from the supposed crime scene itself, and the location at least is a detail he can provide. >> It's right here. The next house. >> This white one? This white one here? >> Yeah. I buried him in that slight place right here. You see this side little door right here? >> Uh-huh. >> Yeah, I buried him right here. >> Okay. >> Like in the little building? >> Yes, sir. >> As the cops take their first look around, Tony asks a very good question, one that police were perhaps wondering themselves. >> Wouldn't be smell of body in there? >> I don't know. Hang on, okay? But Tony's told that guy all this before. The scent saying pretty much all the way back is where you buried him. >> Inside this shed? >> Yeah, inside this wall. The scent. >> Inside of it? >> That's what he's saying. >> As the police try to explain the bizarre situation to the current resident, one officer decides it's time to hold Tony's feet to the fire. >> Where did you kill him? Inside the shed? >> No, I killed him >> But you don't remember how old you were? What time of year was it? Seems like you're leading us on a wild wild goose chase. >> No, I didn't kill him. Look at the body right there, man. >> Well, I need a little more to the story and you don't know a lot of the details, man. People fake a lot of times. Cuz they want the infamy associated with it. Hm? Is that what you're doing? >> The body man Sir, he's been missing for years. >> How old is he roughly? >> What does the victim look like? What did he look like? >> remember. >> What do you mean you don't remember? >> I don't remember. I just know that I killed him. >> Why do you know that? >> Cuz I know that I killed him and kept it a secret. >> Okay. Why did you keep it secret? >> Cuz I didn't know. >> How long have you been keeping it secret for? >> A long time. >> Like how long? >> Like 7 years maybe. >> Yeah. You see how all your answers are "I don't know"? That's what we're having a hard time with. >> If I said I did it >> So the family is probably missing him. They probably deserve answers on what happened, right? >> Yeah. >> So do you want to give them that? >> I was high and I didn't know. >> So why what was the reason that you killed him? >> I don't know. I had no reason. >> You didn't have a reason? So were you guys arguing? >> No. I just felt stupid one day, I guess. >> You just felt dumb? What was he doing when you killed him? >> He didn't do nothing. >> Since further details clearly aren't going to come from Tony, the police can already see this is going to require a much more literal form of digging. >> We're going to go try and find him. >> Okay. >> But I don't have the details on where he's at. >> I told you where he was at. >> Where's he at? Inside the house? >> I don't know. >> Huh? Where's Where did you bury him? >> On the side house right there. >> Okay. What part? >> The part right there. >> Yeah, yeah, but what part of that room? >> The left side. >> The left side? >> Yeah, if you dig in if you pull the board up and dig him up. >> Which way is his head pointed? >> I don't know. >> Which way are his feet pointed? >> I don't know. >> How is he laying in there? >> He's just laying down. >> How deep is he buried? >> Uh not very far. >> Not very far? >> Nope. >> Are we talking like inches? >> Yep. >> Or like feet? >> Mhm, inches. >> Inches? >> Yep, you'll find him. >> Is he in decay? >> Oh, yeah. >> The cop provides him with one last warning before trading conversation for a shovel. >> And if this is a lie, you're going to be charged with false reporting. >> Okay. >> Okay? >> Okay. >> I don't know if it changed it for you, but it's like supposed to be right in this corner. >> Nope, that's exactly what he told me. >> I don't know if I'd rather this be legit at this point. I mean, WE DID THE WORK. >> AND WITH THE PLYWOOD UP, A DETECTIVE proceeds to find out for certain if this is indeed legit or not. >> He said it's just a few inches, right? >> That's what he said. >> Uh maybe. You? >> I don't know what kind of shoe >> It's a like I think it's the boot and that's the bottom sole of it. >> Yep. >> Same thing. >> I've been pulling C-4. >> What falls out? >> Okay. >> This is getting very scientific. >> Oh. >> Check that. Yep. Yep. >> Oh, [ __ ] >> Yep. Yep, Brian. >> Yep. Yep. >> [laughter] >> Yep. Okay. Well, let's get out. Close that. Okay, Tony. >> They find a piece of bone inside the boot, but they'll get a search warrant to keep digging. In the meantime, Tony is brought back to the station. And now, having looked into old police reports, the detectives have uncovered a very interesting backstory. >> First, tell me what happened, man. >> I killed somebody I walked up to. >> Okay. Why, what happened? >> I don't know, sir. >> Okay. I I've been told his name is Bill. Uh but it's really William, right? >> I don't know. >> A 69-year-old man named William Bill Blodgett lived at the 5th Street house in 2008 when he suddenly dropped out of contact with his friends and family. He was reported missing on January 3rd, 2009, with his girlfriend saying she hadn't spoken to him since Christmas Eve. A welfare check of the home turned up dead vermin and the smell of rotten food, but no signs of foul play. >> How did you do [snorts] it? Do you not remember, or you still want to say it? >> I just don't want to talk to you. >> Okay. Okay. I'll talk to you shortly out here. >> [laughter] >> Yes. Wait for me, Bill. >> Roswell police did speak to one suspect in 2009 before closing the investigation. Bill's roommate and tenant at the time. According to witnesses, Bill accused this tenant of stealing his wallet and shortly thereafter tried to evict him. A detective went to interview the roommate, but nothing came of it. That man was none other than Tony Peralta. >> Back then um >> You guys had some kind of issue. Was it about a wallet? >> No. >> Yeah, I mean I can imagine his family, you know, he he was an older guy, but you know, his family never knew his son >> them that he was a good man and I wish he was good when I did you know. >> Yeah, it was it was his son is the one that reported it to us back then about not being able to get a hold of his dad. >> Bill Blodgett's family gave the police his phone number, which was determined to belong to a track phone, but when a cadaver dog failed to turn up any hits at the Fifth Street property, the case was closed pending further information. It remained that way for nearly 15 years, right up until Tony came forward today. >> Why didn't anybody say anything after that? Why did everybody just let it slide? >> What do you mean? >> I don't >> Okay. Okay. The cops talked to you back then, I assume? >> Mhm. >> Yeah. Why don't you tell me why you decided to come forward? >> I don't know. Because my wife is >> Okay. It's been eating at you for a while? >> Yeah. >> Okay. I know this is probably the a big hard decision you had to make. You've been thinking about it for a while? >> Every At least now I don't have to worry about >> [laughter] >> As Tony prepares to reveal the last piece of this crime that he remembers, the murder weapon itself, police uncover far more underneath the house. Many human bones are extracted from the ground, including a rib cage, a spine, and a skull. They also find a full set of dentures and a jacket. Inside the jacket pocket, they find an old track phone. Even the next day, the current homeowners are still finding more. >> There was minding my own business, dude. This And this guy just waves me down. I said, "What's up, man?" Like, you know, I thought he was going to like tell me something. He's all, "My mom found a toe." And she had it in like They look like some femurs. Femurs or tibias, maybe. And they're She was just holding them in her hands. I said, "Put those down. Like, wash your hands." For the love of God, dude. She just had them bare-handed, dude, in her hands. I said, "Are you good?" The old lady, dude. I said, "Put the I put I said, "Put them down, dude." >> Police found one other thing in that side room off the house, a single name written on the wall. And in a somber moment with the detective, the man with that name, Tony, reveals the final shocking details. >> He was always good to me, and I took his life for no reason. And I don't have an excuse. >> 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. >> 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 the screwdriver. >> Okay. >> corroborating Tony's confession, the consequences are inevitable. And according to Tony's earlier remarks, perhaps even welcome. >> I'm going to go ahead and advise you of your rights, just cuz this is kind of a statement. >> You don't have to tell me my rights. I know them. I'm guilty. I'm going to jail for it. If I had a lawyer, I'd get the death death penalty. I should have never said it, and that's it. >> In an agreement with the prosecution, Tony Ray Peralta pled guilty to the second-degree murder of William Bloggett and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. He is currently an inmate at the Guadalupe County Correctional Center in New Mexico. To access more of our content, including extras such as raw footage, actual case files, and unseen details, you can join us on our Patreon. 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