along with practically every other member of the albuquerque police department and forensic experts from the fbi. >> okay. >> so you were being a father all over again. >> missing women. >> reporter: this killer had seemingly left nothing behind but a pile of dry bones. an amusement park so he stepped on the dr. scholl's kiosk. even thinking about the aerial photos evidence gives me chills to this day. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. It was the most disturbing murder case Albuquerque police had ever seen and it remains unsolved to this day. Reporter Josh Mankiewicz reports from Albuquerque on the story that made national headlinesthe discovery of 11 female bodies buried on the city's West Mesa. it was when the company returned to the site to fix the runoff problem that they inadvertently brought some bones to the surface, where five months later those bones were discovered by christine ross and her dog ruca. I think there's a Disappeared episode relating to it as well. make that phone call to us and we can link that individual to these crimes that have occurred here in albuquerque. mind. Then, learn about six serial killers who were never caught. >> yeah. >> i see her pull up out front, and i go out and stand on the sidewalk. i sent it to my sister, who's a nurse. Search the history of over 797 billion >> reporter: at 14 most kids rightfully think their best years are ahead of them. shocking talk on the streets. The police are asking for the public's help to identify the women. and every time the phone rang his heart stopped. >> what did doctors tell you? Many persons of interest have been eliminated by means of that timeline, he said. >> yeah. Authorities suspect a serial killer could be behind the deaths of 11 women and a yet unborn fetus, who were discovered in New Mexico. Lopez spent years investigating the case and soon became a significant figure in the West Mesa murders. According to Dateline NBC's website, the episode entitled "Plot Twist," will include new details in the high profile murder case. >> last known police positive contact was in denver. a money-making spectacle that draws tourists from all over the world to albuquerque for one week in october. Photos, information and videos from Dateline here. >> for a long time the news would be full of stories about girls who were missing and everybody's looking for them. start with supporting your gut health. -you're not even enrolled in this class. -what a sign, huh? >> it's more than just a few. Paige Birgfeld: Missing Mother Living a Double Life Was Kidnapped & Murdered. i sat in many waiting rooms, and i said, i don't want to know what their sessions were about. lengthy delays in reporting missing people as missing. >> reporter: oddly enough, the west mesa investigators' good fortune began thousands of miles to the east, in the fall of 2008. that's when crumbling financial markets on wall street caused home construction on the west mesa to grind to a halt. and the newly organized families, which included everyone with a daughter on ida's list, began holding monthly vigils to keep public attention focused on finding all of the missing women. Between 2002 and 2005, a serial killer who became known as the West Mesa Bone Collector murdered and buried 11 women in the outskirts of Albuquerque, New Mexico. aleve. For example, the case of serial killer Ted Bundy, who killed 36 women in Washington state in the 1970s, received loads of media attention, and Bundy's name is well-known. love for your gut. [11], On September 12, 2018, Buffett was convicted on two of those counts with a maximum possible sentence of 44 months and, on November 8, 2018, was sentenced to 32 months minus time served and good behavior. not at all. and then she left it. >> reporter: such was the mystery of the women on stal detective ida lopez's growing list of the lost. [1][2], An anonymous tip to authorities at APD and FBI linked the murders to a suspect from Central America. >> that really sends a chill up and down your spine. forgotten by almost everyone but her. >> reporter: many who lost friends and relatives to the west mesa grave digger are convinced there could still be someone somewhere who knows something. Meet Detective Ida Lopez, bringing justice to missing women & their families. He choked her to death, and when the woman's boyfriend/pimp came looking for her, he shot and killed Montoya. The West Mesa Murders are the killings of eleven women whose remains were found buried in 2009 in the desert on the West Mesa of Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. it's a quote familiar to detectives everywhere. doesn't just deal with missing. >> reporter: and for albuquerque's homicide detectives there was the most pressing question of all. see a vehicle pick this girl up. Deadly House of Cards Air Date: September 16, 2011 tbd every morning the sunrises over the sandia mountains east of albuquerque and begins baking one of the most celebrated stretches of asphalt in the united states -- historic route 66, the highway famous for carrying dust bowl refugees and beat generation oddballs west to california. According to New Mexico State University, the FBI has investigated long-haul truck drivers as suspects in murders of sex workers along major highways, and authorities have reason to believe that Edwards was one such victim. >> reporter: the resulting column, which for the first time publicly connected the missing women on ida's list with the west mesa bone field, hit the front page one month after the first bone was found. A&E reported how the group burial had all the hallmarks of a serial killer's actions.According to the Associated Press, February 2, 2022, marked the 13th . that christmas angelica opened her presents alone, with no sign of her mother michelle. every time he saw her he marked the date down. our daughters. Known as the West Mesa killings, the victims' deaths have resulted in no arrests, despite the massive homicide investigation police launched after discovering the makeshift graves. you're lying to me. >> how many other detectives ins missing persons? and sometimes you've just got to stop and smell the savings. >> so many young women missing. Fred Reynolds was a pimp who knew one of the missing women and reportedly had photos of missing sex workers; he died of natural causes in January 2009. -keith used to be great to road-trip with. >> all six sets of remains were found within 20 yards of each other. a restless night's sleep. By 2016, only one detective remained full-time on the case: Mark Marany. to find out commander mike geyer, head of the albuquerque p.d. He has interviewed 200 hundred local women with similar backgrounds and created timelines for every suspect. The series first aired on July 27, 2009. for the moments that mattered most to her daughter, angelica. >> we were always bumping heads. and the baby. Wozniak led authorities to the area where almost all of Herr's dismembered body was found discarded at El Dorado Nature Center in Long Beach. >> reporter: this michelle according to her sister camille was an all-american girl with a future as bright as the new mexico sun. >> reporter: whether in costume for a school play, dressed up for her first communion, or showing a budding interest in boys. >> no. They founded Safe Streets New Mexico in response to the threats sex workers face in the state and the lack of attention paid to violent crimes against them. all the remains. because, they suppose, all those earlier rumors about the women being abducted, killed, and dumped in the desert had to have started somewhere. within days evidence of one body, had become evidence of two. Crime Junkie. Produced, reported and maintained by Journal staff member. >> oh, yeah. all they knew was that he'd killed at least 11 women and that the 2005 housing boom that brought suburban sprawl to the west mesa probably forced him to abandon this burial ground and find another one where there would be no neighbors around to watch him work. The last segment of last night's two-hour exploration of the West Mesa serial murders on NBC's Dateline reviewed the search warrants executed by the Albuquerque and Joplin police departments and the FBI of properties owned by Joplin businessman Ron Erwin. Dubbed the West Mesa Murders, they sparked a frenzy of investigations, interrogations, and media attention, but despite the best efforts of police to bring whoever was responsible to justice, the crimes remain unsolved to this day. According to satellite photos, the last victim was buried in 2005. The case remains unsolved till date, with eight girls still missing. and i kind of was wobbling a little bit, and ida consoled me a little bit and said it's okay, you know, it's okay. | Dr. Phil", "Dr. Phil | Actress Accused: Was She an Accessory to Murder? But by 2009, when the bones were discovered, development had erased any hope of automobile evidence. Why was the vehicle that took the bodies, as it did not appear the victims were murdered, killed, or executed on site, to the Burial Grounds never noticed? "he later navigated northward, leaving progressive can't protect you from becoming your parents. >> i really thought he could be her killer. The 49 girls and women murdered by Gary Ridgway, the "Green River Killer," in Washington state in the 1980s and '90s didn't receive anywhere near the same level of public attention and sympathy as the college students Ted Bundy murdered in the same state in the 1970s. ask your eczema specialist about dupixent. on the Internet. If you have any information about the West Mesa murders, or about other missing women related to this case, Albuquerque Police have a dedicated hotline. nine. . Many of the victims' families reported them missing years earlier. Dateline - NBC.com Compelling mysteries, powerful documentaries, in-depth investigations. it's not the pretty woman. By Vanessa R Martinez / NM News Port / It's now been ten years since the bodies of 11 women were found buried on the West Mesa of Albuquerque. Annette Gutirrez-Millspaugh shared with us that nobody had ever solved the 1982 murder of Father Reynaldo Rivera. apoquel may increase the chance of developing serious infections and may cause existing parasitic skin infestations or pre-existing cancers to worsen. The Bone Collector- 11 bodies were found in the dessert of New Mexico. and if they weren't on the mesa, where were they? commander feist knew every scrap of evidence recovered from that gigantic crime scene would have to be cataloged and stored until it came time to prosecute the west mesa grave digger. >> reporter: by the end of 2005 ida had five women on her list who were roughly the same age with similar backgrounds. there were still seven missing women who fit the profile on ida lopez's list. heart that day when she wasn't there. daughter's comings and goings for years. Today, two suspects remain only of whom is still alive. nexgard. 14th birthday michelle valdez gave birth to a baby girl she named angelica. Ultimately, a lack of evidence failed to pin the murders on Blea, who is serving a 90-year sentence for sexual assault cases from the 1980s and 1990. After Herr told him that he had savings of about $62,000 from combat pay, Wozniak decided to kill him in order to acquire web pages i said, "detective lopez just told us that your mother has been positively i.d. >> it's kind of eerie looking at those satellite photos. >> reporter: working alone, the detective distributed flyers with the women's pictures at truck stops, convenience stores, even the new mexico state fair. stop dancing around the pain your home and auto that keeps you up again, and again. there weren't just two women that were missing. >> reporter: then came the teen years.me when life started coming at michelle valdez fast and furious. >> i just always felt that they were going to be together. >> we really can't say why. >> i just always felt that if you find one you're going to find them all. After more than five years of court proceedings, Wozniak went to trial and was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder. >> do you think we're dealing with one guy here? Several suspects have been named, but none were arrested or charged. Crime. 'd as one of the west mesa women victims -- one of the west mesa women." >> we went back starting in 2002, and we got the records from our local jail. bill's back needed a afvacation from his vacation. >> these are hurting women. it was all just unverifiable street talk, the kind ida lopez had heard before. you know, it's stuff you read about. This blog features observations from Randy Turner, a former teacher, newspaper reporter and editor. [ soft piano music playing ] mm, uh, what do you do for fun? i was so tired of it. when had i last seen her? What appeared to be a human bone was just the beginning. whatever else draws that connection to him. though she's not on the street as much these days, she is still busy working missing persons cases. they said it wasn't common in women and it wasn't common in women my age. >> somebody was trying to send a message at some point. >> i love you, michelle. >> it's -- i know she had been to albuquerque at least one prior time. After learning about the West Mesa murders, read about the gruesome cult sacrifice of Mark Kilroy. okay? and the guy goes toward him, and he's tackled by police. >> and nobody would be the wiser. her name was syllania edwards. sunrise would bring news of his daughter michelle. Show Transcript. dan tried to keep a watchful eye on his girls and even took them to work with him at the juvenile detention center to show them on where careless mistakes can lead. clustered within 20 yards of each other. if that same individual was here in albuquerque, the media wouldn't even have known about. >> what about those last seven girls? City and law enforcement officials have solicited help from the community to solve the West Mesa murders. (vo) you earned it, we're here to make sure you get it. >> a college campus gripped by fear. it was comforting that it didn't just happen to me. >> and we will see justice. and for them. dr. scholl's. Thoughts? but on the periphery in offhand moments dan's camera also caught something else.me the look and the unspoken despair that signaled the death. Mesa and their son were shot outside their home, their son was only injured. To this day, the case remains unsolved. Over time, a number of men have attracted police attention, though not named as full suspects, in connection with the murders. and that's when angelica looked at me and started crying. They also found electrical tape and rope in his car when he was arrested in 2003 for exposing himself to a woman. dateline west mesa murders. >> reporter: but what kind of man is capable of killing is disposing of 11 women without somebody noticing something. YouTube/KOATThe West Mesa murders have yet to be solved. >> like?wr >> the drugs. activia. She was released from jail sometime in 2019.[12][13]. and nights and weekends playing steel guitar with his country band, cimarron. >> she didn't want to be found. now between the bulldozers and ida's prayers the department was moving heaven and earth to find out if there were more women from ida's list out there. advantage ii, fight the misery of biting fleas. because deep within your skin an overly sensitive immune system could be the cause. and thoughts of rare moments together before she went missing. >> that's a possibility. 2015. and do you use that profile and rule somebody out just because they're not on that profile? >> frightening. Police did promise the families of the victims that justice would be done. the development at first, the housing downturn, after that the fact the company leaves, a big rainstorm comes, unearths certain things, and now we locate these victims. When her boyfriend arrived, he shot and killed Montoya. [ chuckles ] i'm done with this class. >> reporter: dan may have had. >> reporter: investigators had plenty of leads but none that had gotten them closer to answering two questions -- who was he? >> reporter: by the end of that year ida's list had grown to more than a dozen women. After more than five years of court proceedings, Wozniak went to trial and was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder. local station as finding a femur bone. she hunted the guilty. aleve pm. >> on the surface seems like a pretty good suspect. Being a registered nurse, she was able to tell Christine that the bone looked like a human femur, so Christine contacted the police. searching for clues in a crime scene big enough to be seen from space. >> reporter: by now the street alongside the desert crime scene was a media encampment, where reporters were predictably live at 5:00, 6:00, and 10:00. sometimes reporting details that crime scene commander paul feist preferred to keep secret. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts for all-day, all-night protection. so it's a matter of time before they go back out. Street Safe was founded in 2009, aiming to ensure volunteers kept a steady presence in an area along Historic Route 66 while handing out clothing and other products each Friday. Her husband, Orlando Mesa, and 18-month-old son were shot just moments after the pair were captured on haunting surveillance camera enjoying the spring evening. >> yes. >> lives alone or is away from home for extended periods of time. Google MapsWest Mesa Murders satellite photos show the undeveloped land where the victims were discovered. it's one of those timing issues we told you about earlier. if you find one, you're going to find them all. Investigating a 10-year-old crime where the police think that the victim had it coming theres just no incentive for that.. >> reporter: detective todd babcock and sergeant lou heckroft drew the job of trying to track downtown killer. that nobody really ever sees. >> and i had to tell dan. and i get to call the dad and say, we found her. michelle's little girl angelica was now the center of attention. her face bore the kind of sores that suggested she'd been hitting the crack pipe.ug >> when did you notice things were going wrong? and i said, you know, what are you talking about? how did she get to albuquerque? Summary: Josh Mankiewicz puts the focus on the mysteries surrounding the West Mesa Murders, an unsolved case of 11 female bodies discovered in a desert graveyard near Albuquerque in 2009. we have to look into it. >> reporter: though both dan and camille valdez believe michelle's killer is still alive, dan prefers these days to dwell on the things he knows for sure. so you feel refreshed. i miss you, hon. An unsolved murder case has haunted the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico for more than a decade. Daniel Wozniak (murderer) 1 language Talk Read Edit View history Daniel Patrick Wozniak (born March 23, 1984) is a former American community theatre actor who was convicted of two counts of murder in September 2016. 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Plot Twist: With Lester Holt, Josh Mankiewicz, Julie Kibuishi, Sam Herr. do not use in breeding, pregnant or lactating dogs. and in spite of their example, they can't quit the life. but the detectives knew simply finding the bones in the first place had been an incredibly lucky break. Does anyone have any theories or info on this one? maybe it was me not letting her come back to the house. Although Montoya fit the description, the West Mesa serial killer remains unidentified. but since he bought his house are you going 45? i mean, you'll see some out here that they need that fix. probably had some brush with law enforcement. use febreze every time you tidy up to keep your whole house smelling fresh air clean. She said that people should not lose hope, that there is no statute of limitations on crimes like these, and that the police will work the West Mesa Murders until the case is solved. Lopez was part of the investigation from the very beginning, when the homicides were a series of missing persons cases related to the disappearance of numerous women. >> i thought maybe she'd turn up a few days later, a few weeks, or we'd -- you know, she'd call us. >> and that's still a lot of people. happy birthday that september angelica celebrated her sixth birthday. turning up on the mesa. >> i think they're trick candles. It would appear the killings stopped after his death. but years later his death would be just as tough a break for detectives investigating the bodies found on the west mesa. Authorities believe that the women may have been involved in a large interstate sex trafficking operation. all of them about the same age,m with a similar look.he all were known to hang out in a section of albuquerque so o notorious that cops call it the war zone. On february 2, 2009, a woman walking a dog found a human bone on the west mesa of albuquerque, new mexico. >> reporter: one of those women, safira mora, was found alive and well a few weeks after this story first aired in december 2010. right now the killer, if he's still alive, has plenty of it. -yeah, she's my ride. some of them chummed around with one another. A private investigator working on the mystery of 11 female bodies found in the West Mesa desert says he's received another voice message from a man claiming . >> reporter: though the detectives spent months combing through all the evidence taken from the photographer's office and home, nothing definitive was found. [4] At the time of the murders, Wozniak was deeply in debt and unemployed but planning a lavish wedding and honeymoon. they were able to get me a booking photograph of what syllania looked like around the time that she died, we believe. within weeks of starting her new job, ida was handed two missing persons files. the next time anyone heard anything about syllania, she was here in this makeshift grave site outside albuquerque, sharing it with ten other women she never knew in life but will be forever linked with in death. Photos, information and videos from Dateline here. >> reporter: no. Genre (s): Talk & Interview, Business, News, Documentary, Events & Specials Season 19 Episodes tbd S19:E72. The victims included two teenagers and a pregnant woman. they travel interstate. >> reporter: for medical investigator wendy honeyfield the bones of jane doe number 7 and her pink-tipped acrylic nails were a beguiling puzzle. Where to Watch Episode 2 a. with xfinity mobile you can bring in your own phone, switch wireless carriers and save hundreds of dollars. By 2006, development had encroached on the area, and soon after, the site was disturbed, buried, and platted for residential development. but because doctors caught the cancer early, ida required neither chemo nor radiation therapy. On . she says, "i have some bad news for you." love for your gut. The police are reportedly willing to reward $100,000 to anybody who provides information on the West Mesa murders. activia. so far all the remains identified had been names on ida lopez's list of missing women. it's a lot of sifting and actually in the dirt. Many had gone into sex work or had run away from home years before they died. >> he was able to define out her ears. >> you're up half a mile to 3/4 of a mile from any populated area back in the time frame. actually, it was my grandfather raised me.ctdehiizedis s co enowas ait wde.lo he was about in his 80s. Submissions should outline a mystery and provide a link to a more detailed review of the case such as a Wiki article or news report. [6], An extensive manhunt for Herr was launched by authorities who at that point still believed Herr was responsible for Kibuishi's murder and was on the run. >> it's a cold case. a growing list of suspects. Are there any other episodes or podcasts you'd recommend that discuss this further? -oh, a plaque. All Rights Reserved. >> he may be waiting in some other community to start doing the same thing again. For our first episode of 2018, we outline the still-unsolved murders of the West Mesa Serial Killer *FYI: We've marked this episode as explicit because there are a couple of f-bombs. never heard of her before. He holds dual bachelor's degrees from Pace University and a master's degree from New York University. >> i thought she was alive and well and doing good but just didn't want to have any contact with the family. There hasnt been the degree of public fear and alarm that you might expect. and sure enough, they too were names on ida lopez's list of missing women. >> reporter: that was true then, and it's true today. >> and sometimes they make the i wrong turn or a mistake.ke >> reporter: shortly after her . but can't get your hands on anything else. Jan 1 2018 34 mins. According to the El Paso Times, the presence of Syllannia Edwards among the victims has led authorities to believe that sex trafficking gangs could have been involved. what had i been doing? Her family maintains a Facebook group to solicit tips from the public, and the cold case was featured on Dateline NBC. and now on the cusp of young adulthood michelle looked gaunt. Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). there could be others. some passed on grisly rumors to ida, that the missing women were dead and had been dumped in the desert west of town. and so this case was going nowhere. i've been beat. if she comes and stays, i'm going to leave. but for ida lopez the discovery and identification of seven women from her list meant that years of careful detective work were finally paying off. short lady. protection. However, two names have been widely. and i'm happy and satisfied with that. so i gave her the money. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) The notes are written on paper tags, tributes to the nine women, two teenage girls and unborn child found buried 10 years ago atop a New Mexico mesa. >> my personal opinion, i believe that that person is still out there. apoquel has helped over 6 million itchy dogs get the relief they deserve. what if jane doe number 7 was just the first of many victims the grave digger brought to the, west mesa from somewhere else? but you know, you have to have faith in your law enforcement. proven better on pain. The Albuquerque officers did not say that Erwin was a suspect. She said the organization also will highlight the continued struggles of women living on the margins. -[ scoffs ] if you say so. >> i did. They arrested him again a year later as he raped and strangled a sex worker that he apparently never had any plans to pay, since he only had $2 in his wallet at the time. she said, "no, don't tell me that. dan knew about some of the arrests.d most he didn't. >> what'd the police tell you? and she said no, dad. The tragic truth was that sex workers made for easy targets, and are often distanced from relatives while communities are blind to their disappearance.

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