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Subject is known to frequent casinos and is likely to be driving victim’s vehicle, a 1979 Mercury Cougar, two-door coupe, dark blue in color bearing New Mexico license 782 KCG. Subject’s driver’s license has been revoked for repeated DWI convictions. See attached arrest record.
Subject’s permanent address is 4 Camino Azul, Albuquerque, NM. Ulibarri is an alcoholic and is known to associate with prostitutes.
Subject last seen yesterday at the casino on the Mescalero Apache reservation, is presumably traveling alone, and may be currently using the alias of Fred Villanueva. Subject is known to have gambling winnings of $17,000 and could possibly be at or planning to visit other casinos in the region.
Victim was killed with a knife, type unknown. If located, detain Ulibarri for questioning, secure all evidence, and immediately contact the officer below at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department, Carrizozo, NM.
Clayton spent the next hour faxing the documents to every law-enforcement agency, casino, and gaming establishment in New Mexico, West Texas, and Arizona. As he finished up, Paul Hewitt came into the room and read the advisory.
“You’re making some progress,” Hewitt said.
“Some,” Clayton replied.
“Is Ulibarri a solid suspect?”
“I think so.”
“What’s your next move?”
“Ulibarri mostly played poker while he was at the casino and won big,” Clayton replied. “We need to talk to a few more off-duty poker dealers to learn if he got friendly or talkative with any other customers. Sergeant Quinones and Deputy Dillingham are following up that angle, plus trying to contact two possible informants. I wanted to get the advisory out ASAP in case Ulibarri has already hit the road.”
“Makes sense,” Hewitt said. “Have you got reports ready for me to read?”
“Not yet,” Clayton said. “I’ll leave them on your desk before I go home tonight.”
Hewitt clapped Clayton on the shoulder. “That’ll be soon enough. Good job, Deputy.”
Clayton shrugged off the compliment. “I haven’t made an arrest yet, Sheriff. Is anything happening with the Montoya case?”
“Not as far as I know. Just stay focused on what you’re doing. I’ll keep you informed if I hear from Chief Kerney.”
Clayton nodded, gave the dispatcher a copy of the bulletin to enter in the national and state crime information data banks, and started in on his reports.
Kerney picked up the paper on his way out the front door and glanced at the front page, which featured the discovery of Montoya’s body. The headline read:
MURDERED BODY OF LOCAL WOMAN FOUND
The body of Anna Marie Montoya, reported missing from Santa Fe over eleven years ago, was discovered in the basement of a burned-out building after a recent fire in Lincoln County. According to Deputy Police Chief Larry Otero, autopsy results of the remains indicate a strong possibility that Montoya was murdered. “We’re treating it as a homicide,” Otero said, “and cooperating with Lincoln County law-enforcement officials in a joint investigation.”
He quickly read through the rest of the story, which gave the facts of Montoya’s disappearance, and glanced at the sidebar articles. One summarized information about six other women who’d been reported missing from the Santa Fe area over the last decade and never found, and the other quoted the spokesperson of a women’s criminal justice coalition, who took the department to task for “not caring enough to provide sufficient resources and personnel to locate these missing women and end the unnecessary suffering of families and friends.”
Yeah, right , Kerney grumped silently as he closed the door of his unmarked unit and tossed the paper on the passenger seat. He forced down his irritation. Unsolved missing-person cases, especially those involving women and children, always sparked criticism of law enforcement. Kerney understood
Subject is known to frequent casinos and is likely to be driving victim’s vehicle, a 1979 Mercury Cougar, two-door coupe, dark blue in color bearing New Mexico license 782 KCG. Subject’s driver’s license has been revoked for repeated DWI convictions. See attached arrest record.
Subject’s permanent address is 4 Camino Azul, Albuquerque, NM. Ulibarri is an alcoholic and is known to associate with prostitutes.
Subject last seen yesterday at the casino on the Mescalero Apache reservation, is presumably traveling alone, and may be currently using the alias of Fred Villanueva. Subject is known to have gambling winnings of $17,000 and could possibly be at or planning to visit other casinos in the region.
Victim was killed with a knife, type unknown. If located, detain Ulibarri for questioning, secure all evidence, and immediately contact the officer below at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department, Carrizozo, NM.
Clayton spent the next hour faxing the documents to every law-enforcement agency, casino, and gaming establishment in New Mexico, West Texas, and Arizona. As he finished up, Paul Hewitt came into the room and read the advisory.
“You’re making some progress,” Hewitt said.
“Some,” Clayton replied.
“Is Ulibarri a solid suspect?”
“I think so.”
“What’s your next move?”
“Ulibarri mostly played poker while he was at the casino and won big,” Clayton replied. “We need to talk to a few more off-duty poker dealers to learn if he got friendly or talkative with any other customers. Sergeant Quinones and Deputy Dillingham are following up that angle, plus trying to contact two possible informants. I wanted to get the advisory out ASAP in case Ulibarri has already hit the road.”
“Makes sense,” Hewitt said. “Have you got reports ready for me to read?”
“Not yet,” Clayton said. “I’ll leave them on your desk before I go home tonight.”
Hewitt clapped Clayton on the shoulder. “That’ll be soon enough. Good job, Deputy.”
Clayton shrugged off the compliment. “I haven’t made an arrest yet, Sheriff. Is anything happening with the Montoya case?”
“Not as far as I know. Just stay focused on what you’re doing. I’ll keep you informed if I hear from Chief Kerney.”
Clayton nodded, gave the dispatcher a copy of the bulletin to enter in the national and state crime information data banks, and started in on his reports.
Kerney picked up the paper on his way out the front door and glanced at the front page, which featured the discovery of Montoya’s body. The headline read:
MURDERED BODY OF LOCAL WOMAN FOUND
The body of Anna Marie Montoya, reported missing from Santa Fe over eleven years ago, was discovered in the basement of a burned-out building after a recent fire in Lincoln County. According to Deputy Police Chief Larry Otero, autopsy results of the remains indicate a strong possibility that Montoya was murdered. “We’re treating it as a homicide,” Otero said, “and cooperating with Lincoln County law-enforcement officials in a joint investigation.”
He quickly read through the rest of the story, which gave the facts of Montoya’s disappearance, and glanced at the sidebar articles. One summarized information about six other women who’d been reported missing from the Santa Fe area over the last decade and never found, and the other quoted the spokesperson of a women’s criminal justice coalition, who took the department to task for “not caring enough to provide sufficient resources and personnel to locate these missing women and end the unnecessary suffering of families and friends.”
Yeah, right , Kerney grumped silently as he closed the door of his unmarked unit and tossed the paper on the passenger seat. He forced down his irritation. Unsolved missing-person cases, especially those involving women and children, always sparked criticism of law enforcement. Kerney understood
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