The fact that all but one of the victims had links to sex work initially helped guide the police investigation for the serial killer they dubbed the West Mesa Bone Collector. But not even FBI profilers were able to find the killer. One of those suspects was Joseph Blea. The only emerging pattern was that 10 of the victims were sex workers or victims of sex trafficking. He had actually had over 100 encounters with police in the two decades preceding the discovery of the West Mesa murder victims. >> yes. A prostitute named Christine said the same year that other prostitutes in that area had become more conscious about watching out . that once she was lost and that now she's found. love for your gut. well, if they were, so be it. Photos, information and videos from Dateline here. we came upon it, and it appeared to be a bone. In 2005, she was handed two missing persons files including missing 25-year-old Michelle Valdez,. whenever a lost soul was found. only activia has billions of our live and active probiotics. he's a photographer. web pages By (61264) First Published: 1:46 PM PST, February 4, 2022 babcock says he saw marks on the woman's throat and that she told him montoya looked like he was enjoying it. Josh Mankiewicz reports from New Mexico. they deal with all kinds. >> the hardest part of this whole thing is having to go to somebody's house and say we found her and she's not alive. let's get to be each other's support system. valdez had been virtually invisible to everyone in albuquerque. In this video we take a look at an infamous killer in Albuquerque, New Mexico, known as the West Mesa Bone Collector. 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.several suspects have been named, but none were arrested or charged. that was easy! >> she didn't want to be found. and if they weren't on the mesa, where were they? Many had gone into sex work or had run away from home years before they died. Eleanor Griego, one of the victims' mothers, had previously mentioned while commenting on the case: APD Detective Mark Manary, who continued working on the disappearances after Ida's retirement, also deserves a special mention. Syllania Edwards, a 15-year-old runaway from Lawton, Oklahoma, was the only African American, and the only victim from out of state. Being a registered nurse, she was able to tell Christine that the bone looked like a human femur, so Christine contacted the police. and i carried this little flyer in my pocket and in my car, you know, for the last, you know, four years. and sometimes you've just got to stop and smell the savings. with the investigation now focused on finding a serial killer, ida thought back to her late-night chats with the women of the war zone. so, let's make this the summer of loving your gut. Happy New Year! >> fbi's behavioral sciences agents came in, took a look at our crime scene, took a look at what evidence we had. 11. it turned out all were women. mostly progressive's name your price tool. >> we had gotten a call from a family friend of ours that i grew up with, and you know, i pick up the phone and she's like, oh, my gosh, i'm sorry about your sister. >> i did. we have to look into it. According to the Albuquerque Police Department, something didn't sit right with Christine Ross when her dog Ruca found a bone on their walk in the West Mesa. help heal your skin from within. i just thought that was the coolest thing i'd ever seen.ce and so that curiosity. 12-year-old daughter, angelica. "It's really a sad and horrible anniversary," said Christine Barber, executive director of Street Safe New Mexico, a nonprofit that seeks to boost safety for women who live and work on Albuquerque streets. Detectives were left with the fact that serial killers move with ease, often vanishing long before their victims are ever found. possibly two prior times. 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Google MapsWest Mesa Murders satellite photos show the undeveloped land where the victims were discovered. Dateline is anchored by Lester Holt and features correspondents Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz,. >> and under a desert sky the lost waited to be found. Deadly House of Cards Air Date: September 16, 2011 tbd Syllania Edwards, also 15, was the only one not from New Mexico. Awesome. let's exchange phone numbers. >> reporter: of course all that changed once bones started. >> reporter: but some do. >> possibly the killer? (NBC) "Dateline NBC" will air a two-hour special Friday on the latest in the investigation into the murders of the University of Idaho students Ethan . sad but common, especially for these dark streets where drug addiction and prostitution literally go hand in hand. in a blanket, and was preparing to dump her in the trunk of his car when the woman's boyfriend showed up. About Dateline: Secrets Uncovered. yet. >> this is michelle. >> correct. and it's safe for puppies. >> reporter: this michelle, along with her sister camille and half sister kendra, was a cut-up and a clown. apoquel is for the control of itch associated with allergic dermatitis and the control of atopic dermatitis in dogs. >> reporter: so detectives started checking with police departments and jails throughout the southwest on the hunch that syllania, as young as she was, might have been entangled in a. prostitution circuit that shuttles women from city to city. if you don't have faith in your law enforcement to treat everybody equal, then what do you have? squeeze me like you've never squeezed me before. [2] He was found guilty and sentenced to death in September 2016. and the women who work its. 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. >> did you ask her where she heard that? and ida says, "dan." and where was he now? 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. and you never know how your skin will look. we had things that we wanted to keep very secret, or things that we didn't want released. those two files would mark the beginning of the biggest case in her career and would turn into pabarmis.markintos most heinouy crime stories. >> and that's more than just a few guys. >> so we were able to, communicate with each other anything that came up. Police were at a loss. definitely. Fortunately, the detective came back on a contractual basis to investigate the West Mesa murders. all the remains. [ chuckles ] i'm done with this class. tell your doctor if you have new or worsening eye problems, including eye pain or changes in vision. found her and she's not alive. It is unknown, however, if she traveled on her own or was trafficked there. The victims included two teenagers and a pregnant woman. ask your veterinarian about apoquel today. >> i looked up to her for many things. an amusement park so he stepped on the dr. scholl's kiosk. and it was here while posing as a decoy during prostitution sting operations that she learned the raw power of their addictions. >> all six sets of remains were found within 20 yards of each other. West Mesa Killer Satellite Image Credits. >> for a long time the news would be full of stories about girls who were missing and everybody's looking for them. but in the end ida was able to make everybody care. soon could be years. Many persons of interest have been eliminated by means of that timeline, he said. Edwards was classified as an endangered runaway from Lawton, Oklahoma in 2003 and was last seen with three sex workers in Aurora, Colorado in May 2004. some passed on grisly rumors to ida, that the missing women were dead and had been dumped in the desert west of town. not a lot to go on. soon could be months. i had to take that avenue. >> reporter: that he once had a daughter named michelle who was the light of his life. For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please . >> frightening. a detective named ida lopez. 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. >> reporter: jane doe's number 7 nose had been broken sometime before she died. n.d then there was the service part, the helping people part of police work. >> i'm freeding. 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? >> reporter: though the detectives spent months combing through all the evidence taken from the photographer's office and home, nothing definitive was found. they were there constantly. all i want to know is a timeline. >> we went back starting in 2002, and we got the records from our local jail. "Dateline" aired a two-hour show on the murders a gruesome case where the remains of 11 women and an unborn fetus were found buried in the desert near New Mexico's largest city in December. ida went by the book. >> i saw it on tv on february 2nd, when christina ross and her dog ruca was reported on the. -yeah. Ida Lopez previously appeared on Dateline in an episode on the West Mesa tragedy which aired in December, 2010. probably had some brush with law enforcement. Darlene Trujillo, who was last seen July 5, 2001, and included Sonia Lente, who disappeared on Oct. 3, 2002. [26][27] Blea had women's underwear and jewellery not belonging to his wife or daughter in his home and allegedly told a cellmate that he had hired the West Mesa victims, who he called "trashy". had spots on her face. to start their search for a killer. His cellmate said Blea admitted to knowing many of the murdered women and had even hit one of them for allegedly trying to steal his money. Wozniak came under suspicion after he instructed a sixteen-year-old, Wesley Freilich, to withdraw money from Herr's accounts. >> reporter: the detectives needed a solid tip. one woman determined to find them. not at all. i said, "detective lopez just told us that your mother has been positively i.d. "They did an excellent job with our West Mesa murders," said Sgt. within weeks of starting her new job, ida was handed two missing persons files. She was found buried next to her 27-year-old cousin, Evelyn Salazar. but occasionally she was able to do some pruning. Although the murders stopped after that, police have unfortunately not been able to say without a doubt that Montoya was the serial killer known as the West Mesa Bone Collector. >> i think we will. According to the Albuquerque Journal, Blea was no stranger to the parts of the city where sex work is known to take place. >> reporter: according to police, montoya lured the woman to his home near the west mesa burial ground. 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. >> reporter: the total body count stayed at 11 sets of adult remains and one fetus. >> it had to be brutally difficult to think of michelle living that kind of life. "They all had families that care for them.". you know, i was always the tag-along with her and her friends. it's a quote familiar to detectives everywhere. The same evening, Wozniak went on to perform in his local theatre production of the musical Nine. and she said -- she went up to put her arms around me, and i hugged her. the killer, whoever he was, and police naturally assumed the killer was male, had a five-year head start. This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code). you know, my husband's got young kids to take care of. Tonight's Dateline episode entitled Miami Heat will focus on the tragic events that led up to the fatal shooting of Orlando Mesa and 18-month old Noah 'Noa' Mesa, who survived the brutal attack. shadows prostitutes. tell your doctor if you have new or worsening eye problems, including eye pain or changes in vision. serial killer to catch but also because one set of remains was about to upset everything. >> it's a cold case. it's a lot of sifting and actually in the dirt. [12] Michelle Valdez was four months pregnant at the time of her death.[13]. In 2014, a breakthrough on a decades-old case caused Albuquerque police to become interested in Joseph Blea as a suspect for the murders. make febreze part of your clean routine for whole home freshness. there were whole bunches of them. Somebody's Daughter: With Lester Holt, Ida Lopez, Josh Mankiewicz. backing you. >> the vice unit was watching a particular prostitute. 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. In 2005, Ida Lopez, an Albuquerque police detective, also noticed sex workers vanishing. All but one had fallen into prostitution and struggled with drug abuse, according to police. it was tough. it's not the pretty woman. >> i start going out there and talking to the girls. >> reporter: at times detective ida lopez was out there too. Most of them hadnt even been reported missing at the time their remains were found. 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. a data plan for everyone. >> reporter: then came seven. on the Internet. 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. The West Mesa Murders City of Albuquerque The 11 victims whose remains were discovered at the West Mesa site in 2009. him. >> so you get lucky. there's a better choice. so i gave her the money. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. a restless night's sleep. >> but it might not have been a nice thing? >> it's kind of eerie looking at those satellite photos. [9][22] They confiscated "tens of thousands" of photos from the man, who reportedly used to visit the state fair in Albuquerque. >> the majority of our girls were street-level prostitutes. but he saw his daughter. that was not the track michelle valdez was on.ra though dan continued to tape all the usual family functions. But most of the other victims vanished with even fewer details. >> you can't say gun, knife, strangulation. >> when they found the second, third, and fourth sets i said to myself i have to realistically look at this, that michelle i'm sure probably is out there. and i don't have phone records. The West Mesa killings occurred from 2001 - 2005, and the serial killer responsible has never been caught. The Untold Truth Of The West Mesa Murders. Wozniak then staged the crime scene to make it appear as though Kibuishi had been sexually assaulted, suggesting that Herr had committed her assault and subsequent murder and then gone on the run. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. In one case, there was a DNA sample but the rape test kit was not re-tested until 2010, eventually linking Blea to the rape. ten. do you know -- -room 303. While the FBI created suspect profiles, Albuquerque police knocked on doors. sometimes into the wee hours of the morning. There are so many episodes online but I can't find this one, http://www.nbcnews.com/watch/dateline/somebodys-daughter-part-1-254001731808. KTVB's Morgan Romero is joined by Keith Morrison on Channel 7 ahead of Friday's two-hour Dateline special on the Idaho student murders at 8 p.m. MT. and every time the phone rang his heart stopped. 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. >> it's kind of eerie looking at those satellite photos. squeeze me tight. nine. Although they have had several suspects, two of whom seemed to fit the description quite well, they have yet to find compelling evidence to close the case. use febreze every time you tidy up to keep your whole house smelling fresh air clean. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Snapped Murdered by Morning An Unexpected Killer Snapped: Killer Couples Final Moments Living with a Serial Killer Buried in the Backyard Killer Relationship with. "They didn't deserve what they got. she struggled to hold it all together. local station as finding a femur bone. 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. There is a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible. >> hi. if that same individual was here in albuquerque, the media wouldn't even have known about. >> it was growing, and i had kidney cancer. The guy is a total dirt bag and the subject of a criminal case for drugging and raping a teenage girl while still walking the streets. [8][9], After repeatedly lying to police, Wozniak finally confessed. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts for all-day, all-night protection. In addition to Barela, Edwards, Salazar, and Valdez, they are: Monica Candelaria, 22; Victoria Chaves, 26; Virginia Cloven, 24; Cinnamon Elks, 32; Doreen Marquez, 24; Julie Nieto, 24; Veronica Romero, 28. 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On february 2, 2009, a woman walking a dog found a human bone on the west mesa of albuquerque, new mexico. serious allergic reactions can occur, including anaphylaxis, a severe reaction. her future seemed assured. michelle had already been busted for receiving and transported stolen property, drug possession and car theft. all you can do is bring them up, nurture them, show them love, attention, appreciation. >> reporter: some of the women had been missing for so long that ida started comparing notes with a detective in the department's cold case unit. and the devoutly religious detective knew she needed all the help she could get. >> reporter: no. >> the xs indicating no -- no knowledge of her, disappeared, nothing.ledi no word. so you can move more. They may have been OD's? >> i went to some drug rehab places who were not willing to help me. A North Miami woman bent on revenge was convicted Wednesday of gunning down the ex-business partner she blamed for the murder of her alleged drug-dealer husband. >> i was about 9 years old. >> reporter: nine months after the discovery of the first bone on the west mesa the detectives were back to square one. YouTube/KOATA makeshift memorial for the victims. okay? You can also watch Dateline Mystery on demand at Apple TV. 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. la la la la la. i wasn't done. is that what we're looking at here, is you're interested in seeing what photos this man took and whether he found anything in them? Police say Wozniak killed combat vet Samuel Eliezer . >> if these women had been blond, white, and from the right part of town would you guys have sounded the alarm sooner? >> no, you can't. Today, two suspects remain only of whom is still alive. he wouldn't say what the plans were because the only, you know, close person i knew had cancer and died.
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