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The After Show: Her Last Note

20/20

ABC News

True Crime

4.08.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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ABC News correspondent Stephanie Ramos follows the twists and turns of the case of Jessie Blodgett, a young musician who was murdered in her own home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This show is sponsored by Killer Kin, a podcast from ID.

0:05.7

Family dynamics can be tricky, and sometimes even the people closest to you can become the most dangerous.

0:13.3

Killer Kin from ID explores real cases about how family life can fall deep into manipulation,

0:20.3

obsession, and murder.

0:23.1

Unpack what happens when rivalry and desire for control,

0:27.1

lead investigators and relatives questioning what fueled some of the darkest crimes ever committed.

0:33.9

Does evil run in the family?

0:36.4

Listen to Killer Ken wherever you get your podcasts.

0:44.1

Hi there, everybody, and welcome to 2020 The After Show. I'm Deborah Roberts, and I'm so happy

0:49.3

you're with us today. I have to tell you, if you saw 2020's episode this past week, you know it was quite

0:55.8

riveting. And if you didn't, you are in for some interesting details. I have to say that

1:01.5

as a correspondent, but also as a mom, there are certain stories that just really stick with me,

1:07.0

particularly when they involve young people. And in this case, the story that we are talking

1:12.4

about involves a 19-year-old college student. Jesse Blodgett, who was found murdered. She was a

1:19.3

talented musician from Hartford, Wisconsin, a theater person. And on July 15, 2013, her mom went

1:27.3

into her bedroom, in her home, and found her daughter, 2013, her mom went into her bedroom in her home and found her daughter cold, blue, not breathing.

1:33.7

Obviously, she was distraught by that, but then once she called 911, she noticed that she had marks around her neck that appeared to be strangulation.

1:42.1

She had been killed in her own home. This is a story that was just

1:46.6

absolutely horrific for this community. Jesse murdered in her home and the man responsible for the

1:52.2

crime was essentially right there, hiding in plain sight. Well, today we're going to talk not only

1:57.5

about the story and what you may have seen if you saw our 2020 episode, but we're going to also provide some bonus materials, some information that you

2:05.3

didn't see in our 2020 episode. It was called her last note. And it details the disturbing

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