university of north texas i d fieded jamie barela through dna. though 15 year old jamie barela was not a prostitute. she was last seen with one, her cousin evelyn salazar, whose remains were with also found on the mesa. there were seven missing women who fit the profile on ida lopez s list. and if they weren t on the mesa, where were they? with the investigation now focused on finding a serial killer, ida thought back to her late-night chats with the women of the war zone. had there been anything she d overlooked, anything specific about a car, a smell, a tattoo, or an accent? something that might be significant. then you ask them, how many bad dates have you had? oh, i ve had 17. i ve been choked, beat. i ve been raped a number of times. so you get a lot of that. then i m thinking, okay, is it somebody that s nice and picking
positively identified, virginia cloven and evelyn salazar. there was only one set of nameless remains left to identify. but by now it seemed likely that whoever she was her name was probably already on ida s list. the new year began with the detectives knowing they needed a break. and they were prepared to follow any tip anywhere, if that s what it took to solve the case. albuquerque police and fbi agents are now in joplin, missouri. then news flash from missouri that had everyone in albuquerque glued to their tv screens. that s a long ways away from albuquerque, new mexico. coming up is the answer to the mystery blowing in the wind? he s in the area where the prostitutes frequent. he s a photographer so he s going to have close contact with these people.
in late january 2010, nearly a year after the first bones were discovered on albuquerque s west mesa, the last set of remains was matched to another name on ida s list. university of north texas identified jamie barela through dna. reporter: although 15-year-old jamie barela was not a prostitute, she was last seen with one, her cousin evelyn salazar, whose remains were also found on the mesa. there were still seven missing women who fit the profile on ida lopez s list. and if they weren t on the mesa, where were they? with the investigation now focused on finding a serial killer, ida thought back to her late-night chats with the women of the war zone. when you ask them how many bad dates have you had? oh, i ve had 17.
and you say we decide it was lorenzo montoya and then later you find out it was somebody else, a lot harder to prosecute that person. absolutely. absolutely. reporter: as 2009 drew to a close, two more women from ida s list were positively identified. virginia cloven and evelyn salazar. there was only one set of nameless remains left to identify. but by now it seemed likely that whoever she was her name was probably already on ida s list. the new year began with the detectives knowing they needed a break, and they were prepared to follow any tip anywhere if that s what it took to solve the case. albuquerque police and fbi agents are now in joplin, missouri. reporter: then a news flash came from missouri that had everybody in albuquerque glued to their tv screens.
in late january 2010, nearly a year after the first bones were discovered on albuquerque s west mesa, the last set of remains was matched to another name on ida s list. university of north texas identified jamie barela through dna. reporter: although 15-year-old jamie barela was not a prostitute, she was last seen with one, her cousin evelyn salazar, whose remains were also found on the mesa. there were still seven missing women who fit the profile on ida lopez s list. and if they weren t on the mesa, where were they? with the investigation now focused on finding a serial killer, ida thought back to her late-night chats with the women of the war zone. when you ask them how many