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{{short description|American serial killer (born 1969)}}
{{Infobox serial killer
| name = Clifton Bloomfield
| image = Clifton Bloomfield.png
| image size =
| caption = Bloomfield's 2006 mugshot
| alias =
| birth_name = Clifton Duane Bloomfield
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| victims = 5
| conviction = [[murder (United States law)|Murder]]
| conviction_penalty = 195 years
| country = United States
| states = [[New Mexico]]
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'''Clifton Duane Bloomfield''' (born March 1969) is an American [[serial killer]] and former [[Extra (acting)|movie extra]] who was convicted of murdering five people around [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], between 2005 and 2008. In the midst of his murders, Bloomfield made
== Early life ==
Clifton Duane Bloomfield was raised in [[Kingman, Arizona]].<ref name="mch1">{{cite news |title=Life Spent Growing Up in Prison |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116525551/life-spent-growing-up-in-prison/ |work=[[Albuquerque Journal]] |date=April 5, 2009 |access-date=January 15, 2023}}</ref> His earliest known encounter with the law came in 1979, when, after a [[BB gun]] incident, a judge ordered him to be on [[probation]] until his 18th birthday and enroll at a children's home in [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]].<ref name="mch1"/> After his release, he returned home to his parents. Regarded as a bully, Bloomfield's parents forced him to go to mental health clinics every day and gave him [[
== October 2005 murders ==
During the night of October 24, 2005, Bloomfield ate at a [[Fuddruckers]] restaurant in Albuquerque. After leaving, according to Bloomfield's story of events, 37-year-old Carlos Esquibel approached him and reportedly started to hit on him, with Esquibel being gay.<ref name="2ce1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108423904/confessions-of-a-killer/ |title=CONFESSIONS OF A KILLER |author=T.J. William |work=[[Albuquerque Journal]] |date=April 6, 2009 |access-date=January 15, 2023 |page=1 }}</ref> Bloomfield, though not gay, went along with Esquibel and agreed to go back to Esquibel's apartment along Walter SE.<ref name="3ce1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116515326/police-strangulation-not-related/ |title=Police: Strangulations Not Related |author=T.J. William |work=[[Albuquerque Journal]] |date=November 4, 2005 |access-date=January 15, 2023 |page=1 }}</ref> When in Esquibel's bedroom, Bloomfield attacked him and ripped his shirt off, which he used to twist around Esquibel's neck to strangle him to death. After the violent murder, Bloomfield searched through the apartment for valuables. He left soon after, and the body was found hours later by the apartment landlord.<ref name="3ce1"/>
On October 27, Bloomfield reportedly was
== Hiatus ==
Two months after the murders, Bloomfield approached an elderly couple at gunpoint in the village of [[Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico|Los Ranchos]] and forced them to let him
After his release, Bloomfield found work as movie extra. During this time, he appeared as an extra on the
== 2007–2008 murders ==
[[File:Scott Pierce.png|thumb|100px|Scott Pierce, Bloomfield's final victim]]
Bloomfield resumed killing in December 2007. On December 4, he prowled through the backyard of a home on Avenida la Costa NE. He made his way into the house via the glass sliding door, where the homeowner, 79-year-old Tak Yi, attempted to attack Bloomfield. Bloomfield was able to overpower Tak and beat him to death. Soon after, he killed Tak's wife Pung, 69, although he claims a friend of his did it.<ref name="4ce1"/> Days after the murders of the Yi's, police arrested two magazine salesmen for the killings, one of whom confessed. Both were later released from custody after Bloomfield's arrest.<ref name="4ce1"/>
On June 28, 2008, Bloomfield colluded with Jason
== Arrest ==
On July 1, 2008, Bloomfield and
== See also ==
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[[Category:American serial killers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Male serial killers]]▼
[[Category:People convicted of murder by New Mexico]]
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