Joseph Blea

Joseph Blea

Joseph Blea is a convicted rapist from Albuquerque, New Mexico and is one of two persons of interest in the unsolved west mesa murders. We take a look at the evidence (or lack of) against him, and why he's remained in the public eye for so long.

A Thorn in Their Side

Former Albuquerque Police Sgt Thomas Grover talks with us about his time at APD and how the dysfunction in the department affected the investigation into the unsolved west mesa murders.

Lorenzo Montoya

In the past 11 years, only two persons of interest have continued to stay in the public eye. Lorenzo Montoya is one of the two people that police say is a potential suspect in the unsolved case of the west mesa murders.

My Girls: Part Two

In 2007, journalist Maggie Shepherd went on a police ride along that would make public one detectives search for a list of missing women from Albuquerque she called "her girls". Several of those women were found buried on the mesa.

My Girls Part 1

In February 2009, 11 women and 1 unborn child were found on the west mesa, on the outskirts of Albuquerque, NM. It took investigators 2 1/2 months to unearth all of their remains. We speak with Christine Ross, a woman walking her dog who found the bone that led to the the discovery of the largest crime scene in Albuquerque history.