A Milwaukee man has been arrested for the 1982 death of a teenage girl after he allegedly called a local news station to confess to killing her.
Jose Ferreira, 50, called WISN 12 News last Sunday and revealed specific details about the 1982 disappearance and death of 13-year-old Carrie Ann Jopek, the station's news director, Chris Gegg, confirmed to BuzzFeed News.
During the call, Gegg said Ferreira requested "an exclusive interview" with one of the station's female anchors to confess to the killing.
Ferreira had apparently bumped into the anchor many years ago when she asked him for directions.
"He said that she was very kind and that's why he wanted to do an interview with her," Gegg said.
Ferreira then went on to reveal "very specific information" about the cold case, Gegg said.
"He talked about going to this house party where he met Carrie, details about how they went to the basement and how she died," Gegg said. "He talked about he then buried her."
Jopek disappeared after she was suspended for school for roaming the halls, the Associated Press reported. Her mother, Carolyn Tousignant, told the AP that her daughter had wanted to get kicked out in order to go to a house party.
The teen's body was found buried under the porch of a house 17 months after her disappearance.
"She spent two of her birthdays underneath that porch," Tousignant told the AP.
Ferreira, who was a teen at the time of Jopek's disappearance, gave the WSIN 12 producer specific information about the girl's past and where she lived, Gegg said.
The station called police because of a "combination of red flags," including concerns about his mental state, Gregg added.
"We get a lot of bizarre calls in the morning," Gegg said. "Something in my gut said this is a little bit different from other callers. It's a little too specific."
Ferreira, who was arrested last week, has since been charged with second-degree murder.
Gegg said it is unclear what prompted Ferreira to call the station because they had never run a story on the cold case.
Milwaukee Police Sgt. Timothy Gauerke said the investigation was ongoing and that the case was proceeding in court.