About this episode
In 2009, the bodies of eleven women were uncovered in a New Mexico desert, all of whom had been missing for multiple years. As police investigated the possible connection in the cases, multiple suspects popped up on their radar. Known as one of the most notorious and disturbing cases in New Mexico history, these are the West Mesa Murders. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/west-mesa-murders 2. City of Albuquerque Police Department: https://www.cabq.gov/police/contact-the-police/west-mesa-homicide-investigation 3. KOAT: https://www.koat.com/article/west-mesa-murders-new-mexico-13-years-later/38964420 4. Albuquerque Journal: https://www.abqjournal.com/community-data/west-mesa-murders 5. Syllania's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78230119/syllannia-terene-edwards 6. Street Safe New Mexico: https://streetsafenm.wordpress.com/2017/11/18/why-its-called-the-war-zone/ 7. Monica's Obituary: http://obits.abqjournal.com/obits/print_obit/198095 8. KOAT: https://www.koat.com/article/west-mesa-victim-laid-to-rest-1/5031016 9. Doreen's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134036816/doreen-marquez 10. Monica's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40296055/monica-candelaria 11. The Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/victoria-ann-chavez 12. Victoria's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75186057/victoria-chavez 13. Veronica's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40555189/veronica-c-romero 14. Veronica's Obituary: http://obits.abqjournal.com/obits/print_obit/197259 15. Medium: https://medium.com/@yasminscherrer/not-nameless-remembering-the-victims-of-the-west-mesa-bone-collector-321e2187f98e 16. Jamie's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78222826/jamie-catalina_yvonne-barela 17. Jamie's memorial page: https://www.weremember.com/jamie-barela/2l6w/memories 18. KOAT: https://www.koat.com/article/mother-of-missing-woman-seeks-answers/5029698 19. Evelyn's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179033144/evelyn-jesus_maria-salazar 20. Syllannia's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78230119/syllannia-terene-edwards 21. Websleuths forum on Syllannia Edwards: https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/victim-syllannia-edwards.283805/ 22. La Prensa: https://laprensa.org/memories-jaime-selena-smiles-and-serial-murder 23. Virginia's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99491001/virginia-ann-cloven 24. The Real Story: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Girls-of-the-Mesa/dp/B072L1MRRN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1JRNQRT76KXC9&keywords=the+real+story+with+maria+elena&qid=1680198210&sprefix=the+real+story+with+maria+elena%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-1 25. KOAT: https://www.koat.com/article/family-worries-daughter-is-among-west-mesa-victims/5029697 26. KOAT: https://www.koat.com/article/police-id-woman-found-on-west-mesa/5029616 27. Cinnamon's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231093469/cinnamon-elks 28. Julie's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40555365/juliean-cyndie-nieto 29. Julie's obituary: http://obits.abqjournal.com/obits/print_obit/197254 30. ABQ Journal: https://www.abqjournal.com/534884/families-wait-for-a-place-to-remember.html 31. Michelle's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40555025/gina-michelle-valdez 32. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Albuquerque/comments/vh277b/so_we_are_all_in_agreement_that_lorenzo_montoya/ 33. El Paso Times: https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/local/blogs/border-cafe/2014/02/17/police-persons-of-interest-in-albuquerque-serial-murders-investigation/30957179/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.