Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre
Who were the gunmen behind the Las Cruces massacre?
4.1 (18)
31 mins
Understand the events of February 10, 1990, when two armed men entered a bowling alley in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and shot seven people during a robbery before setting fire to the office. Four victims died that day, and a fifth later died from injuries linked to the attack. Examine the investigation, the evidence left behind, and the unanswered questions that have kept the case open for decades without identifying the gunmen.
Ep 1:
A Town That Trusted Its Quiet
In a safe New Mexico town, seven people gather on a quiet Saturday morning at a family bowling alley—unaware two armed strangers are about to shatter everything they trust.
Ep 2:
The Call That Saved Lives
Shot five times and bleeding, a twelve-year-old girl makes an extraordinary 911 call that saves lives, even as fire consumes evidence and the killers vanish into a locked-down city.
Ep 3:
Debts, Drugs, and Dead Ends
Suspicion turns toward the bowling alley's debt-ridden owner, a drug-addicted bartender son, and a mysterious tipster who passes a polygraph—then recants, leaving survivors to rebuild shattered lives.
Ep 4:
Thirty-Five Years and Still Waiting
Thirty-five years later, professional killers remain unnamed, a $32,000 reward sits unclaimed, and survivors still wait for answers that may finally bring this cold case back to life.
Discussions (5)
Lucas
Level 8 · 21 hours agoIrma passing that polygraph and then recanting doesn't automatically mean she was threatened. Unreliable witnesses recant all the time.
Perry
Level 5 · 21 hours agoA 12 year old with a bullet in her head stayed calmer on that 911 call than I do ordering coffee. Absolute legend.
Tyler
Level 6 · 21 hours agoThat 911 call from Melissa still gives me chills man
