Ted may not have had anything to do with Will’s murder, but he’s clearly not rehabilitated for his past crimes.
Ted claims not to have had anything to do with the crimes at hand, which he said under duress while having his sides pummeled.
Having spent time in prison for carnal knowledge of a minor and enticing a minor, among other things, Ted had a possible alibi for the night of the murder, but it was working with a bunch of children at a daycare center.