Sophia Martinez, 18, headed out to a blind date on Friday, March 10, 2000. But she never made it to the dance club in downtown El Paso. Sophia’s body was found in the desert just north of the city limits the following day; she had been shot numerous times. The only clue to what happened was a grainy ATM surveillance video showing someone shooting her while she pulled cash. The man in a black beanie then climbed into her car and forced her to drive off at gunpoint. The months that followed were a terrifying time for her family as well as the community, as the killer remained at large. Police managed to track down her killer when a witness could no longer keep the dark secret.
Keeping a Killer Incarcerated
"I want my mother's story known:" The murder of Mary Corral
The Final Punishment: An eyewitness account of a killer’s execution
The Wait for Justice Ends
Attacker Shoots Couple, Kills Wife in Act of Suspected Political Extremism
“We Want to Find Her Body:” The Disappearance and Death of Erika Gaytan
“We Feel Victimized All Over Again:” Veteran’s Murder Unresolved After Five Years
32 Years Later and Still No Resolution in Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre
A Murder Case, a Mistrial and Misconduct Allegations: The Death of RJ Franco
Lured from the Toy Aisle: The Kidnapping and Murder of Alexandra Flores
Blood and Heartbreak: A Murder by the Rio Grande Goes Unsolved for 27 Years
“We Don’t Know Who Can Have That Kind of Hate:” Family Torn Apart After Son Murders Mother
A Mass Murder and a Cover-up: The Massacre at Porvenir, TX
Deaths in the Desert: A Serial Killer's Personal Graveyard
”It was a set-up for my son to die:” The unsolved murder of Terrance Kinard, Jr.
"We Feel Like We're Being Hunted:" 23 Killed at El Paso Walmart in Suspected Hate Crime
“This is Bizarre:” Police Ask Local TV News Outlets to Broadcast a Decapitated Head
Massacre at Las Cruces Bowl: America’s Largest Unsolved Mass Shooting
Killing for Custody: The Life and Death of Bill Wolff
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