Arrest made in 1992 cold case of Indiana father found without head, hands or feet

ARCADIA, Ind. (WXIN) — More than 30 years later, the family of Tony Bledsoe is finally getting answers.

On the morning of March 16, 1992, the 24-year-old Indiana father of three set out from his home in Arcadia with $8 in his pocket and an eighth of a tank of gas in his car — and disappeared.

“My dad didn’t leave,” said Justin Robinson, Bledsoe’s son. “My dad didn’t just leave.”

On Tuesday, 33 years after his father vanished off the face of the Earth, Robinson is finally getting answers and, perhaps, even justice.

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Investigators announced that Thomas “Tommy” Anderson Jr., of Arcadia, has been arrested in connection with the decades-old cold case revolving around Bledsoe. Court records show Anderson is charged with one count of murder.

At a press conference, police revealed that human remains were found in Putnam County on April 3, 1992. Court documents state the remains, a body without a head, hands or feet, were found at a dump site…

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