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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.\nBONUS EPISODES\nApple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398\nPatreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast\n\nCASE SOURCES\n\ufeff1. All That's Interesting:\xa0https://allthatsinteresting.com/west-mesa-murders2. City of Albuquerque Police Department:\xa0https://www.cabq.gov/police/contact-the-police/west-mesa-homicide-investigation3. KOAT:\xa0https://www.koat.com/article/west-mesa-murders-new-mexico-13-years-later/389644204. Albuquerque Journal:\xa0https://www.abqjournal.com/community-data/west-mesa-murders5. Syllania's Find A Grave:\xa0https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78230119/syllannia-terene-edwards6. Street\xa0Safe New Mexico:\xa0https://streetsafenm.wordpress.com/2017/11/18/why-its-called-the-war-zone/7. Monica's Obituary:\xa0http://obits.abqjournal.com/obits/print_obit/1980958. KOAT:\xa0https://www.koat.com/article/west-mesa-victim-laid-to-rest-1/50310169. Doreen's Find A Grave:\xa0https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134036816/doreen-marquez10. Monica's Find A Grave:\xa0https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40296055/monica-candelaria11. The Charley Project:\xa0https://charleyproject.org/case/victoria-ann-chavez12. Victoria's Find A Grave:\xa0https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75186057/victoria-chavez13. Veronica's Find A Grave:\xa0https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40555189/veronica-c-romero14. Veronica's Obituary:\xa0http://obits.abqjournal.com/obits/print_obit/19725915. Medium:\xa0https://medium.com/@yasminscherrer/not-nameless-remembering-the-victims-of-the-west-mesa-bone-collector-321e2187f98e16. Jamie's Find A Grave:\xa0https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78222826/jamie-catalina_yvonne-barela17. Jamie's memorial page:\xa0https://www.weremember.com/jamie-barela/2l6w/memories18. KOAT:\xa0https://www.koat.com/article/mother-of-missing-woman-seeks-answers/502969819. Evelyn's Find A Grave:\xa0https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179033144/evelyn-jesus_maria-salazar20. Syllannia's Find A Grave:\xa0https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78230119/syllannia-terene-edwards21. Websleuths forum on Syllannia Edwards:\xa0https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/victim-syllannia-edwards.283805/22. La Prensa:\xa0https://laprensa.org/memories-jaime-selena-smiles-and-serial-murder23. Virginia's Find A Grave:\xa0https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99491001/virginia-ann-cloven24. The Real Story:\xa0https://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=8-125. KOAT:\xa0https://www.koat.com/article/family-worries-daughter-is-among-west-mesa-victims/502969726. KOAT:\xa0https://www.koat.com/article/police-id-woman-found-on-west-mesa/502961627. Cinnamon's Find A Grave:\xa0https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231093469/cinnamon-elks28. Julie's Find A Grave:\xa0https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40555365/juliean-cyndie-nieto29. Julie's obituary:\xa0http://obits.abqjournal.com/obits/print_obit/19725430. ABQ Journal:\xa0https://www.abqjournal.com/534884/families-wait-for-a-place-to-remember.html31. Michelle's Find A Grave:\xa0https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40555025/gina-michelle-valdez32. Reddit:\xa0https://www.reddit.com/r/Albuquerque/comments/vh277b/so_we_are_all_in_agreement_that_lorenzo_montoya/33. El Paso Times:\xa0https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/local/blogs/border-cafe/2014/02/17/police-persons-of-interest-in-albuquerque-serial-murders-investigation/30957179/\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices