The Call: 12 year old escapes bowling alley massacre – Ep. 50

2025-01-10

911: Emergency. Melissa, 12: Please help me ... We were all shot. A child, suffering from multiple bullet wounds, still manages to provide critical information to emergency dispatch in hopes of helping her mom and others gunned down at a New Mexico bowling alley in 1990. Join the co-hosts in The Escape Pod this week to hear the girl’s harrowing account and theories surrounding who was responsible for the massacre that, to this day, is considered an “open” case. BE ADVISED: This episode contains violent content, including discussion ...

911: Emergency.

Melissa, 12: Please help me ... We were all shot.

A child, suffering from multiple bullet wounds, still manages to provide critical information to emergency dispatch in hopes of helping her mom and others gunned down at a New Mexico bowling alley in 1990.

Join the co-hosts in The Escape Pod this week to hear the girl’s harrowing account and theories surrounding who was responsible for the massacre that, to this day, is considered an “open” case.

BE ADVISED: This episode contains violent content, including discussion of a mass shooting.

Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers:

Topic #1 :49 Co-host has a rough return after holiday break.

Topic #2 8:43 Intro to the Las Cruces bowling alley massacre

Topic #3 16:00 12-year-old escape artist calls 911

Topic #5 24:04 Theories about why the bowling alley was targeted

Topic #6 35:12 Escapism, co-host-style!

Resources & Links

911 Call Audio: https://soundcloud.com/crucessunnews/las-cruces-bowling-alley-massacre-911-call-full-audio?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/crime/2022/02/10/las-cruces-bowling-alley-massacre-reward-increased-32nd-anniversary/6704122001/

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Las_Cruces_Bowling_Alley_Massacre

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/history/blogs/tales-from-the-morgue/2010/02/10/1990-bowling-alley-massacre-leaves-4-dead-3-injured/31512615/

https://americancrimejournal.com/las-cruces-bowling-alley-massacre/

https://audioboom.com/posts/8406445-murder-las-cruces-bowling-alley-massacre

If you have any information, you can find the necessary resources online, or call the Las Cruces Police Department at 575-528-4222.
Cruces Sun News file photo, Steven Teran and Melissa Repass.