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I think because for the first time we had started to put faces on these women and we had explained to the citizens of albuquerque that there weren't just two women that were missing. there were whole bunches of them. >> reporter: suddenly families who'd once felt isolated in their agony now felt a communal bond. and at the center of it all was dan valdez. >> and i said, well, let's gather these families together and let's get to know them. let's get to be each other's support system. let's exchange phone numbers. >> reporter: an impromptu

And at the center of it all was dan valdez. >> and i said, well, let's gather these families together and let's get to know them. let's get to be each other's support system. let's exchange phone numbers. >> reporter: an impromptu memorial came to life alongside the wall that bordered the desert crime scene. and the newly organized families, which included everyone with a daughter on ida's list, began holding monthly vigils to keep public attention focused on finding all of the missing women. by now dan was emerging as the videographer and de facto spokesman for the families. >> we all had a c...

Just two women that were missing. there were whole bunches of them. >> reporter: suddenly families who'd once felt isolated in their agony now felt a communal bond. and at the center of it all was dan valdez. >> and i said, well, let's gather these families together and let's get to know them. let's get to be each other's support system. let's exchange phone numbers. >> reporter: an impromptu memorial came to life alongside the wall that bordered the desert crime scene. and the newly organized families, which included everyone with a daughter on ida's list, began holding monthly vigils to keep...

On these women and we had explained to the citizens of albuquerque that there weren't just two women that were missing. there were whole bunches of them. >> reporter: suddenly families who'd once felt isolated in their agony now felt a communal bond. and at the center of it all was dan valdez. >> and i said, well, let's gather these families together and let's get to know them. let's get to be each other's support system. let's exchange phone numbers. >> reporter: an impromptu memorial came to life alongside the wall that bordered the desert crime scene. and the newly organized families, which...

Missing. there were whole bunches of them. >> reporter: suddenly families who'd once felt isolated in their agony now felt a communal bond. and at the center of it all was dan valdez. >> and i said, well, let's gather these families together and let's get to know them. let's get to be each other's support system. let's exchange phone numbers. >> reporter: an impromptu memorial came to life alongside the wall that bordered the desert crime scene. and the newly organized families, which included everyone with a daughter on ida's list, began holding monthly vigils to keep public attention focused...