Her Killer Wrote A Detailed “Murder Journal” On The Run!? Angela Bledsoe’s Story
September 3, 2026
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5 min readOn October 22, 2018, a wall clock in a New Jersey kitchen fell into the sink during a struggle, its battery knocked loose, freezing the time at 11:14 AM. That was the moment investigators later determined Angela Bledsoe was killed. The clock’s frozen face became an eerie, accidental piece of evidence in a case that would involve an international manhunt, a bizarre manuscript written in the third person, and a legal system that ultimately left her family without the closure of a formal conviction.
Angela “Angie” Bledsoe, born February 11, 1974, grew up in Maryland as a soft-spoken but highly ambitious student. She attended Florida A&M University, where she majored in business, served in student government, and was deeply involved in her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta. After graduating, she received 11 job offers and took a financial consulting position in New York City. By age 27, she had purchased a brownstone in Brooklyn. Those who knew her described a humble, compassionate leader who focused on lifting other Black women up rather than bragging about her own success.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:09) **Case Introduction: The Murder of Angela Bledsoe** - Kendall introduces a deeply upsetting case involving cheating, an international manhunt, and outrageous journal entries.
- 2 (04:08) **Who Was Angela Bledsoe?** - A portrait of Angela as a soft-spoken, highly ambitious, and humble woman who thrived academically and professionally.
- 3 (07:46) **The Relationship's Foundation of Lies** - The relationship began with a massive deception, as James was married with two adult children.
- 4 (13:09) **Living Together & Escalating Abuse** - In 2015, James separated from his wife, and Angela and Amy moved in with him, hoping for improvement, but the relationship worsened.
- 5 (14:46) **The Discovery of the Affair** - James discovered Angela's affair with an old college friend, Bakari Burns, by getting their daughter to reveal Angela's phone passcode.
- 6 (17:04) **James's Unhinged Response** - After learning of the affair, James wrote a prenup demanding $300,000 per act of cheating, and made Angela call Bakari to threaten him.
- 7 (21:11) **The Strange Dinner & James's Escape** - James’s brother Robert called 911 after a bizarre dinner where James left his daughter and a suitcase full of alarming items.
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Show Notes
In October 2018, 44-year-old Angela Bledsoe was found shot to death inside the New Jersey home she shared with her longtime partner and their young daughter. But by the time Angela was discovered, her murderer was already on the run, setting off an international manhunt that would eventually lead authorities to Cuba. And when the suspect was finally returned to the US, investigators discovered something remarkable among his belongings – an 18-page handwritten journal detailing his version of Angela’s murder and his life on the run.
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