Bones of 11 victims 2-9-09, (11 ID'd) Albuquerque, NM

annalyzer · 02-10-2009, 01:13 AM

http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/c...n_200902092157

Found bones are 3 women

Cops digging for more remains

Created On: Monday, 09 Feb 2009, 9:39 PM MST

ALBUQUERQUE - The search for human remains at a West Mesa construction site yielded the bones of three women and a deepening mystery for Albuquerque police.

The search began after a woman walking her dog found a single bone outside a subdivision construction site on Sen. Dennis Chavez Boulevard SW near 118th Street. It turned out to be the bone of a woman, and after a week of police work, investigators now say they now have the remains of three women.

The bones of two have been scattered throughout 100 acres of land graded and ready to be developed.

The remains of a third were found in a shallow grave, and dental records have identified her as an Albuquerque woman missing since 2003, according to police. Her name has not been released as investigators attempt to contact her family.

Police said it is too soon to suggest that the bones are the remains of three female victims of a serial killer. It's even too soon to use the word murder, as investigators have not determined the cause of deaths.

"We've come to believe this was the same individual who placed all these remains in this same area," Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schultz said. ?That's what we believe right now.?

Before new homes and a high school lined the West Mesa neighborhood, the land was remote desert crisscrossed by a few dirt roads. Schultz said the person who buried the women there knew the area before development.

Investigators plan a major excavation of the area to determine if additional remains are there.

Nut44x4 · 02-10-2009, 04:02 PM

3 listed here from 2003
http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/ga...pha=%&state=NM

Brenda Jeen Apalicio 2003-05-30
Monica Diana Candelaria 2003-05-15
Christine Julian 2003-04-14

annalyzer · 02-10-2009, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nut44x4

3 listed here from 2003
http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/ga...pha=%&state=NM

Brenda Jeen Apalicio 2003-05-30
Monica Diana Candelaria 2003-05-15
Christine Julian 2003-04-14

Thanks Nut.

annalyzer · 02-10-2009, 04:23 PM

http://www.kvia.com/Global/story.asp?S=9821337&nav=AbC0

Albuquerque police identify

Associated Press - February 10, 2009 3:55 PM ET

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Albuquerque police have identified a woman whose bones were found on the city's west side, but the identity of 2 other sets of bones remains unidentified Tuesday.

Police spokesman John Walsh says Victoria Chavez would have turned 28 this year. Police say she was last seen in 2003 and was reported missing in 2004.

Detectives believe her body was dumped on the mesa around that time.

They also believe her body and those of 2 others found by hikers a week ago were dumped on the mesa by the same person.

Police are now doing a foot-by-foot search of 100 acres on the mesa, using dogs that can uncover cadavers. The search is expected to take two months.

Nut44x4 · 02-10-2009, 04:39 PM

http://www.nampn.org/cases/chavez_victoria.html
details at the link
Victoria Ann Chavez
Missing Since: June 5, 2003 from Albuquerque, New Mexico
Classification: Missing
Date Of Birth: May 20, 1979
Age: 24
Height: 4'11"
Weight: 98 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Race: White
Gender: Female
Distinguishing Characteristics: Tattoo on right hand of a "V",
"Viva La Roza" on leg
Has scar on throat, facial acne scaring on face and forehead.
Case Number: 229867

dega101653 · 02-10-2009, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nut44x4

3 listed here from 2003
http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/ga...pha=%&state=NM

Brenda Jeen Apalicio 2003-05-30
Monica Diana Candelaria 2003-05-15
Christine Julian 2003-04-14

All are listed as Hispanic which makes sweat shops, human trafficking and other things come to mind.

annalyzer · 02-10-2009, 08:58 PM

http://kob.com/article/stories/S782834.shtml?cat=519

Posted at: 02/10/2009 2:51 PM
Updated at: 02/10/2009 6:35 PM

Albuquerque police identify remains

Victoria Chavez

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Albuquerque police have identified a woman whose bones were found on the city’s west side, but two other sets of bones remains unidentified Tuesday.
Police spokesman John Walsh says Victoria Chavez would have turned 28 this year. Police say she was last seen in 2003 and was reported missing in 2004.

Detectives believe her body was dumped on the mesa around that time.

They also believe her body and those of two others found by hikers a week ago were dumped on the mesa by the same person.

Police are now doing a foot-by-foot search of 100 acres on the mesa, using dogs that can uncover cadavers. The search is expected to take two months.

annalyzer · 02-10-2009, 09:09 PM

http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/c...d_200902101740

First set of West Mesa
bones ID'ed

Woman disappeared in 2003

Updated: Tuesday, 10 Feb 2009, 6:45 PM MST
Published : Tuesday, 10 Feb 2009, 5:19 PM MST

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Albuquerque police on Wednesday released the name of one of the three women whose bones were found on the West Mesa.

The woman was Victoria Chavez who would have turned 30 this year.

Chavez was last seen in June 2003 and was reported missing by her mother nine months later.

The mother told police her daughter was a known drug user and prostitute. Because of that lifestyle the mother thought maybe she was just somewhere on the streets.

However but after months of not hearing from her she knew something was wrong.

Chavez's skeletal remains were found last week after a woman walking her dog uncovered a human bone in an area of southwest Albuquerque recently cleared for development as a subdivision.

An intense search by cadaver dogs turned up Chavez's entire skeleton and two partial skeletons belonging to two other women. They still have not been identified.

The Albuquerque Police Department plans to excavate the entire area to find the rest of the remains and they believe there could be other bodies out there.

Police say they are comparing the skeletons to 24 missing person's cases in the Albuquerque area. Many of those women are prostitutes, but right now without knowing who the other two victims are they can't say if that is a common link.

Police are still not callings the deaths murder although that appears to be the most likely explanation.

Detectives also said they suspected a well-known pimp who recently died of killing prostitutes. They said there's no evidence linking him or anyone else to the West Mesa bodies.

annalyzer · 02-12-2009, 03:59 AM

http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/c...t_200902112125

Medical records of missing women sought

Two sets of bones unidentified

Updated: Wednesday, 11 Feb 2009, 9:42 PM MST
Published : Wednesday, 11 Feb 2009, 5:43 PM MST

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Investigators are reaching out to families of missing women in hopes medical and dental records can match names to two partial skeleton discovered on the West Mesa.

A third set of bones found at a construction site already have been identified as Victoria Chavez who was last seen in Albuquerque in 2003.

The mystery of who the woman were and what happened to them when a woman walking her dog discovered a single bone at the future subdivision near 118th street and Sen. Dennis Chavez Boulevard SW.

An intense search of the 100-acre crime scene by investigators, police cadets and cadaver dogs last week turned up Chavez's entire skeleton and the two partial skeletons.

Chavez was identified through dental records, according to the Office of the Medical Investigator.

Her mother told police Chavez was a known drug user and prostitute and said that because of that lifestyle she thought her daughter was just somewhere on the streets. But after months of not hearing from her the mother knew something was wrong.

Medical investigators trying to identify bones are asking the families of missing women to send the women's medical and dental records to OMI.

"There are many points of comparison that we can compare these to a missing person," forensic dentist Dr. Peter Loomis said. "We can use even a single tooth or single restoration if it's unique enough to make a positive comparison or positive identification."

If the remains are not identified DNA samples will be kept in a database waiting for any new information. Investigators said they are confident at some point the women's identities will be revealed.

OMI is still trying to determine how the three women died.

At this point, police aren't treating this as a murder investigation although they said it is likely the women were killed. Investigators continue to work the construction site searching for additional bodies.

Nut44x4 · 02-13-2009, 07:40 PM

Cops continue to dig for bones in mesa

Published : Friday, 13 Feb 2009, 12:35 PM MST

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Investigators are out in full force on Albuquerque's West Mesa, using dozens of men, equipment and cadaver dogs to locate more human remains. Last week, the bodies of three women were found in the mesa.

http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/c...a_200902231234

02-10-2009, 01:13 AM	#1
annalyzer Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wild and Wonderful ~ West Virginia Posts: 17,626	Bones of 11 victims 2-9-09, (11 ID'd) Albuquerque, NM http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/c...n_200902092157 Found bones are 3 women Cops digging for more remains Created On: Monday, 09 Feb 2009, 9:39 PM MST ALBUQUERQUE - The search for human remains at a West Mesa construction site yielded the bones of three women and a deepening mystery for Albuquerque police. The search began after a woman walking her dog found a single bone outside a subdivision construction site on Sen. Dennis Chavez Boulevard SW near 118th Street. It turned out to be the bone of a woman, and after a week of police work, investigators now say they now have the remains of three women. The bones of two have been scattered throughout 100 acres of land graded and ready to be developed. The remains of a third were found in a shallow grave, and dental records have identified her as an Albuquerque woman missing since 2003, according to police. Her name has not been released as investigators attempt to contact her family. Police said it is too soon to suggest that the bones are the remains of three female victims of a serial killer. It's even too soon to use the word murder, as investigators have not determined the cause of deaths. "We've come to believe this was the same individual who placed all these remains in this same area," Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schultz said. ?That's what we believe right now.? Before new homes and a high school lined the West Mesa neighborhood, the land was remote desert crisscrossed by a few dirt roads. Schultz said the person who buried the women there knew the area before development. Investigators plan a major excavation of the area to determine if additional remains are there. __________________ http://www.justiceforchandra.com/

02-10-2009, 04:02 PM	#2
Nut44x4 Super Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maine - USA Posts: 7,752	3 listed here from 2003 http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/ga...pha=%&state=NM Brenda Jeen Apalicio 2003-05-30 Monica Diana Candelaria 2003-05-15 Christine Julian 2003-04-14 __________________ ...and Justice for All...

02-10-2009, 04:23 PM	#4
annalyzer Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wild and Wonderful ~ West Virginia Posts: 17,626	http://www.kvia.com/Global/story.asp?S=9821337&nav=AbC0 Albuquerque police identify Associated Press - February 10, 2009 3:55 PM ET ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Albuquerque police have identified a woman whose bones were found on the city's west side, but the identity of 2 other sets of bones remains unidentified Tuesday. Police spokesman John Walsh says Victoria Chavez would have turned 28 this year. Police say she was last seen in 2003 and was reported missing in 2004. Detectives believe her body was dumped on the mesa around that time. They also believe her body and those of 2 others found by hikers a week ago were dumped on the mesa by the same person. Police are now doing a foot-by-foot search of 100 acres on the mesa, using dogs that can uncover cadavers. The search is expected to take two months. __________________ http://www.justiceforchandra.com/

02-10-2009, 08:58 PM	#7
annalyzer Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wild and Wonderful ~ West Virginia Posts: 17,626	http://kob.com/article/stories/S782834.shtml?cat=519 Posted at: 02/10/2009 2:51 PM Updated at: 02/10/2009 6:35 PM Albuquerque police identify remains Victoria Chavez ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Albuquerque police have identified a woman whose bones were found on the city’s west side, but two other sets of bones remains unidentified Tuesday. Police spokesman John Walsh says Victoria Chavez would have turned 28 this year. Police say she was last seen in 2003 and was reported missing in 2004. Detectives believe her body was dumped on the mesa around that time. They also believe her body and those of two others found by hikers a week ago were dumped on the mesa by the same person. Police are now doing a foot-by-foot search of 100 acres on the mesa, using dogs that can uncover cadavers. The search is expected to take two months. __________________ http://www.justiceforchandra.com/

02-10-2009, 09:09 PM	#8
annalyzer Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wild and Wonderful ~ West Virginia Posts: 17,626	http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/c...d_200902101740 First set of West Mesa bones ID'ed Woman disappeared in 2003 Updated: Tuesday, 10 Feb 2009, 6:45 PM MST Published : Tuesday, 10 Feb 2009, 5:19 PM MST ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Albuquerque police on Wednesday released the name of one of the three women whose bones were found on the West Mesa. The woman was Victoria Chavez who would have turned 30 this year. Chavez was last seen in June 2003 and was reported missing by her mother nine months later. The mother told police her daughter was a known drug user and prostitute. Because of that lifestyle the mother thought maybe she was just somewhere on the streets. However but after months of not hearing from her she knew something was wrong. Chavez's skeletal remains were found last week after a woman walking her dog uncovered a human bone in an area of southwest Albuquerque recently cleared for development as a subdivision. An intense search by cadaver dogs turned up Chavez's entire skeleton and two partial skeletons belonging to two other women. They still have not been identified. The Albuquerque Police Department plans to excavate the entire area to find the rest of the remains and they believe there could be other bodies out there. Police say they are comparing the skeletons to 24 missing person's cases in the Albuquerque area. Many of those women are prostitutes, but right now without knowing who the other two victims are they can't say if that is a common link. Police are still not callings the deaths murder although that appears to be the most likely explanation. Detectives also said they suspected a well-known pimp who recently died of killing prostitutes. They said there's no evidence linking him or anyone else to the West Mesa bodies. __________________ http://www.justiceforchandra.com/

02-12-2009, 03:59 AM	#9
annalyzer Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wild and Wonderful ~ West Virginia Posts: 17,626	http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/c...t_200902112125 Medical records of missing women sought Two sets of bones unidentified Updated: Wednesday, 11 Feb 2009, 9:42 PM MST Published : Wednesday, 11 Feb 2009, 5:43 PM MST ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Investigators are reaching out to families of missing women in hopes medical and dental records can match names to two partial skeleton discovered on the West Mesa. A third set of bones found at a construction site already have been identified as Victoria Chavez who was last seen in Albuquerque in 2003. The mystery of who the woman were and what happened to them when a woman walking her dog discovered a single bone at the future subdivision near 118th street and Sen. Dennis Chavez Boulevard SW. An intense search of the 100-acre crime scene by investigators, police cadets and cadaver dogs last week turned up Chavez's entire skeleton and the two partial skeletons. Chavez was identified through dental records, according to the Office of the Medical Investigator. Her mother told police Chavez was a known drug user and prostitute and said that because of that lifestyle she thought her daughter was just somewhere on the streets. But after months of not hearing from her the mother knew something was wrong. Medical investigators trying to identify bones are asking the families of missing women to send the women's medical and dental records to OMI. "There are many points of comparison that we can compare these to a missing person," forensic dentist Dr. Peter Loomis said. "We can use even a single tooth or single restoration if it's unique enough to make a positive comparison or positive identification." If the remains are not identified DNA samples will be kept in a database waiting for any new information. Investigators said they are confident at some point the women's identities will be revealed. OMI is still trying to determine how the three women died. At this point, police aren't treating this as a murder investigation although they said it is likely the women were killed. Investigators continue to work the construction site searching for additional bodies. __________________ http://www.justiceforchandra.com/

02-13-2009, 07:40 PM	#10
Nut44x4 Super Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maine - USA Posts: 7,752	Cops continue to dig for bones in mesa Published : Friday, 13 Feb 2009, 12:35 PM MST ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Investigators are out in full force on Albuquerque's West Mesa, using dozens of men, equipment and cadaver dogs to locate more human remains. Last week, the bodies of three women were found in the mesa. http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/c...a_200902231234 __________________ ...and Justice for All...

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