Seven years later, one detective remains on West Mesa killings. There were human remains to identify and a serial killer to catch. He said he has investigated 40 tips that came into the. Discussions in r/UnsolvedMysteries X. 63 2 comments. Murder probe is launched after missing woman, 20, is found dead in Florida six weeks after disappearing. West Mesa Killings (self.UnsolvedMysteries) submitted 1 year ago by teach180. If you look on other forums here you will find threads about the west mesa serial killer.
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These murders happened in New Mexico. When I lived there I did not go out alone at night, or go to the bad areas of the city at night or during the day. Is anyone else here from ABQ New Mexico or have you lived there? I would walk by the one restaurant that one of David Parker Ray's victims was last seen at, all the time but I never ate there since there were better places to eat near it.
Does anyone here have any idea who the West Mesa serial killer is? Or do you think it's multiple people?
I'm not sure if the state fair attracts a lot of prostitutes to ABQ like this wikipedia article claims?
From wikipedia: Police suspect that the bodies were all buried by the same person or persons, and may be the work of a serial killer, who has since come to be referred to as the West Mesa Bone Collector.[11][12] Authorities also believe that the murders are closely linked to the annual state fair, which attracts large numbers of prostitutes to the area in the fall.[13] Two men who initially attracted police attention in connection with the murders were Fred Reynolds and Lorenzo Montoya. Reynolds was a pimp who knew one of the missing women and reportedly had photos of missing prostitutes; he died of natural causes in January 2009.[14] Lorenzo Montoya lived less than three miles from the burial site. In, 2006 there were reportedly tire tracks leading from his trailer to the site.[12] In December 2006, Montoya strangled a teenager at his trailer and then was shot to death by the teen's boyfriend.[12][15] In August 2010, police searched several properties in Joplin, Missouri associated with a local photographer and businessman in connection with the West Mesa cases.[2] They confiscated 'tens of thousands' of photos from the man, who reportedly used to visit the state fair in Albuquerque.[2] In December 2010, convicted Colorado serial killer Scott Lee Kimball stated that he was being investigated for the West Mesa murders, but has denied killing the women.[16] No official suspects have ever been named in connection with the murders.[2] A reward of up to $100,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible.[4] Another suspect police are considering is Joseph Blea. Blea has been dubbed the 'Mid-School Rapist' for his activities in the 1980s; police say he would often break into the homes of 13-15 year old girls who lived near McKinley Middle School in Albuquerque and rape them. In one case, there was a DNA sample but the rape test kit wasn't re-run until 2010, eventually linking Blea to the rape.[17] Blea is also suspected by police of killing a prostitute; his DNA sample was located on the inner waistband and belt of a prostitute found dead on Central Ave (a notorious street for prostitution in the eastern part of the city). In addition, a tree tag from a nursery was found in the area where the West Mesa victims' bodies were buried; it was tracked to a nursery Blea once frequented.[18][19] Blea, in the Mid-School rape case, was sentenced to 36 years in June 2015, at 58 years of age.