The Breaking Bad Murderer Is Real, Here’s The Story Of The Elusive Killer
Clifton Bloomfield is a serial killer who was convicted of murdering five people in and around New Mexico over three years. Around the same time, he became an extra for Felon and Breaking Bad, earning him the title of Breaking Bad murderer. Initially, the cases were considered unrelated until a case of mistaken identity led Bloomfield to be caught by police.
Bloomfield had problems with the law starting from the age of 10. Due to a BB gun incident, he was on probation until he turned 18.
At 13, he stole a motorcycle and broke into a church. At the age of 20, he and his sister decided to participate in a crime spree. He was then imprisoned for 14 years before being released in 2002.
After an arrest, he behaved as normal for a while. He ended up being a roofer few a few months. Then, he was picked up as a movie extra in Felon (2008).
Eventually, his criminal antics moved up a notch. This Breaking Bad murderer killed someone for the first time in 2005.
Bloomfield was eating at a Fuddruckers in Albuquerque when a man named Carlos Esquibel started to hit on him. He went along with the flirting and eventually was invited back to Esquibel’s home. Once inside, Bloomfield attacked the man, strangling him to death with his own shirt.
A few days later, this Breaking Bad murderer was walking around when he happened upon a house with a back door that was slightly open. He snuck in to look for valuables.
While in the home, the owner stumbled across Bloomfield and tried to attack him. The homeowner was 81-year-old Josephine Selvage. She was known to have Alzheimer’s disease.
Bloomfield claimed to be an extra on Breaking Bad , however, no sources have corroborated his claim.
Like with the first person he killed, the Breaking Bad murderer strangled her to death. Police considered the two deaths to be related, but later dismissed the idea.
He stayed under the radar for roughly two months. Then, he attacked an elderly couple at gunpoint to get money in Los Ranchos, New Mexico. He ran to Texas, but U.S. Marshals brought him back to New Mexico. There, he ended up pleading guilty and serving 18 months in jail.
After this arrest, he behaved as normal for a while. He ended up being a roofer few a few months. Then, he was picked up as a movie extra in Felon (2008).
When he applied for the role, he claimed to be an extra on Breaking Bad (2008-2013), hence his nickname. However, no sources have corroborated his claim.
Despite landing a few acting opportunities, the Breaking Bad murderer wasn’t ready to stop killing quite yet.
Bloomfield had problems with the law starting from the age of 10.
In December of 2007, he snuck into a house. The owner, Tak Yi, was waiting and attempted to attack Bloomfield. Unfortunately, Bloomfield ended up overpowering Tak and beating Yi to death.
He also reportedly killed the homeowner’s wife, Pung. However, even after being arrested, he refused to accept blame for this death. He instead blamed his friend for her murder.
Catching the killer of Yi wasn’t easy. The police arrested a magazine salesman. One of which confessed to the murder. Then, in 2008, the Breaking Bad murderer killed his final victim. Bloomfield worked with someone he knew named Jason Skaggs, to kill a man known as Manny. They broke into a home with ski masks, bests, and shotguns.
Thinking that the man in the home, Scott Pierce, was Manny, Skaggs and Bloomfield killed the man. Because of this death, the two men were arrested.
DNA evidence and a confession from Bloomfield helped to solve the previous murderers. Bloomfield pled guilty to all counts.
In the end, he was sentenced to 195 years in prison. He avoided the death penalty thanks to a plea deal involving him confessing to all the murders he committed.
