Cold-case investigation nets arrest in 1996 fatal beating

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Albuquerque police say a cold-case investigation has resulted in the arrest of a 38-year-old man confessed to a brutal 1996 killing after being confronted with DNA evidence that linked him to the crime scene.
A police affidavit says Jedidiah Rose initially denied involvement in the killing of Richard Brodbeck at Brodbeck’s residence, but then admitted beating the victim in the head with a vase and another blunt object.
Police interviewed and then arrested Ros