▁considered ▁that ▁his ▁written ▁conf ession ▁had ▁been ▁obtained ▁through ▁illegal ▁man ners . ▁Even ▁without ▁the ▁conf ession , ▁the ▁j ury ▁conv icted ▁him ▁a ▁second ▁time , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁again ▁given ▁life ▁imprison ment . ▁Edward ▁Grant , ▁the ▁then - pro sec utor , ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁cost liest ▁case ▁pro sec uted ▁in ▁Jackson ▁County . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁respond ents ▁on ▁whose ▁cases ▁Michigan ▁v . ▁Jackson ▁was ▁based . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁over ru led ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁following ▁Monte jo ▁v . ▁Louisiana . ▁ ▁Death ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Bl adel ▁died ▁from ▁thy roid ▁cancer , ▁in ▁the ▁Henry ▁Ford ▁Al leg iance ▁Health ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Jackson . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁serial ▁kill ers ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Mur der p edia ▁article ▁ ▁Find AG ra ve ▁article ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 6 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁crim inals ▁Category : M ale ▁serial ▁kill ers ▁Category : American ▁serial ▁kill ers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁conv icted ▁of ▁murder ▁by ▁Michigan ▁Category : American ▁people ▁conv icted ▁of ▁murder ▁Category : Pr ison ers ▁sent enced ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁by ▁Michigan ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁thy roid ▁cancer ▁Category : Serial ▁kill ers ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁prison ▁cust