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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 an appearance as a background character in the movie ''[[Felon (film)|Felon]]'' (2008).<ref name="movie">{{cite news |date=March 12, 2009 |title='Felon' featured real murderer as extra |url=https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/03/12/Felon-featured-real-murderer-as-extra/30151236890635/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2023 |work=[[UPI]]}}</ref>
 
== Early life ==
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== 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 into their garage, where he stole a stack of cash.<ref name="4ce1"/> Later that day, he proposed to his girlfriend. Months later, [[United States Marshals Service|U.S. Marshals]] arrested Bloomfield in [[Texas]] for the Los Ranchos home invasion. He was brought back to New Mexico, and although he pledged his innocence, he ended up pleading guilty and serving 18 months in jail.<ref name="4ce1"/> After his release, he went back to working as a roofer.
 
After his release, Bloomfield found work as movie extra. During this time, he appeared as an extra on the set of the movie ''[[Felon (film)|Felon]]'' (2008). When auditioning for the role, Bloomfield also claimed to have worked as an actor on ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' (2008–2013).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-03-12 |title=Convicted Killer an Extra in Val Kilmer Movie |url=https://www.abqjournal.com/16542/840am-convicted-killer-an-extra-in-val-kilmer-movie.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115211220/https://www.abqjournal.com/16542/840am-convicted-killer-an-extra-in-val-kilmer-movie.html |archive-date=2023-01-15 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=www.abqjournal.com}}</ref> No sources have been found to corroborate this claim.