Albuquerque serial killer toll now 13
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lowlifes, but the murderer often turns out to be a more respectable
member of the community. Remember the scofflaw who had outfitted his
own fake ambulance and supposedly had items from the dead Green River
prostitutes? The Green River killer turned out to be a suburban
family man. I think the killer is probably some well-to-do weirdo
that lives up Santa Fe way.
AP
West Mesa investigation eyes known perps
Albuquerque police said they are looking into several possible
suspects who may be responsible for the bodies buried on the West
Mesa.
As searchers discovered the 13th body Friday at the site near Dennis
Chavez and 118th Street, investigators said they are still unwilling
to say a serial killer is responsible.
However, police also say a single person may have disposed of all the
bodies they've found on the mesa.
One person police are looking at could be Lorenzo Montoya, a man
killed in 2006--the same time prostitutes stopped vanishing from the
streets of the Duke City.
Even back then, police said Montoya could be responsible for multiple
murders.
Montoya drew the attention of police in December 2006 in what police
call one of the most bizarre crimes most of them had seen.
The 39-year-old Montoya had taken a stripper to his West Side mobile
home to dance for him. What Montoya didn't know is that the dancer,
19-year-old Shericka Hill, had her boyfriend waiting outside.
After an hour, the boyfriend, 18-year-old Federick Williams went to
check on Hill.
Williams and Montoya then confronted each other with guns and Montoya
was shot dead. Williams then found Hill dead inside the mobile home.
Police said Montoya had tied Hill up with a rope made out of duct
tape. Investigators said the way the rope was made suggested Montoya
had done it before.
Another reason Montoya is getting attention is how close he lived to
the dig site--about two miles.
Back in 2006, there were dirt trails that led directly from Montoya's
mobile home park to the dig site.
Police are careful not to say the person responsible for the recovered
bodies is dead, but APD is also confident a serial killer is not on
the streets of Albuquerque.
"What we are finding is that all these remains are old," APD Chief Ray
Schultz said. "They have been there for a number of years now. Had we
been finding fresh bodies that had been placed out on the mesa in past
days or weeks, then I'd be a lot more concerned."
Police are also looking at other suspects, including a well-known pimp
who died a month ago. He had pictures of missing prostitutes in his
home.