A cold case in Wilton Manors is now closed, 14 years after a man was murdered in his apartment.
Police arrested Joshua Odom after they said he confessed to killing 70-year-old Richard Busey on April 4, 2002.
According to a police report, Odom turned himself in to authorities on Aug. 11 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Detectives said the 38-year-old admitted to robbing and murdering Busey after the two agreed to have drinks and have sex at the victim's apartment located on Northeast 30th Street and 5th Terrace.
Odom, who lived in South Florida for a short time, committed the crime in order to buy drugs, according to a police report.
Authorities in Des Moines reached out to police departments in South Florida and that's when Wilton Manors Detective David Turner made the connection.
Det. Turner said the details in Odom's confession matched the specifics of Busey's death.
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Odom was extradited to South Florida and taken into custody by the Broward Sheriff's Office on Sept. 7.
He is charged with first degree murder and theft. No attorney information was immediately available.
