WEBSep 26, 2024 · 40-year-old Cold Case of Velma Nesset’s murder solved. Updated: Sep. 25, 2024 at 10:16 AM PDT. |. By First Alert 7 News Staff. Billy Wayne Ludwigson, 62, was arrested, pled guilty to her murder, and was sentenced by an Ector County Jury on August 9, 2024 to 20 years in prison. Crime.