Talented teenage musician strangled by ex-boyfriend after cast party

In this episode of Crime Watch Daily Updates: The death of talented musician and aspiring actress Jessie Blodgett. She had a knack for writing songs and playing instruments, but one of her close friends extinguished her potential before she truly had a chance to let it shine.

Nineteen-year-old Jessie was found dead July 15, 2013, just one day after she and her theater friends celebrated a run of “Fiddler on the Roof,” where Jessie played the fiddler. She had strangulation marks on her neck and what looked like ligature marks on her wrists.

Just three days before she was found dead, police in a nearby town were investigating an attack after a woman said she had been tackled from behind by a man holding a knife. Detectives honed in on one suspect: Daniel Bartelt.

Daniel and Jessie dated briefly in high school and the two remained close friends. In fact, Jessie’s parents were shocked that Daniel, who spent so much time at their house, could do such a thing.

He was arrested and charged with her murder on July 31, 2013, as well as three other charges related to the attack. He was convicted in August 2014 and two months later, sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Daniel’s attorneys appealed his conviction to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, but the court rejected his argument. He then took the case to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and in February 2018, the high court affirmed his conviction.

Let’s take a look back at the case that silenced a young voice and her talent too soon.
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