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I said it's michelle valdez. but they hadn't made an i.d. yet. >> reporter: michelle valdez. after years of having only her rap sheet and her father's bittersweet memories to go on, ida lopez was now sure she knew where michelle valdez was. >> did you know michelle was pregnant when she disappeared? >> i did. >> reporter: a few days later lab work confirmed ida's hunch. jane doe number 8 was michelle valdez. >> and i had to tell dan. the hardest part of this whole thing is having to go to somebody's house and say we found her and she's not alive. >> i see her pull up out front, and i go out an...

Unidentified bodies had pictures taken to be i.d.'d later. those lucky enough to be alive gathered in a place where life is hard. a makeshift camp designed to help the newly homeless is wi widely unable to meet needs. this baby is sick. even if they had formula, which they don't, water is scarce. >> drinking water, really short of drinkable water. >> reporter: for others, the indignity of living outside is exasperated by having no clean way to use the bathroom. >> we need public toilets. none of provided to us. there are some here, but they are all broken and can't be used. >> reporter: five d...

News for you. >> dan, she was i.d.'d, and it was her. they found -- you know, she was pregnant and the baby. it was just very difficult. >> i looked at her in disbelief but knew it was reality. i just could feel all the strength in my body just kind of drain all of a sudden. and i kind of was wobbling a little bit, and ida consoled me a little bit and said, it's okay. it's okay, you know. then she says, is there anything that we can do? do you need anything? i said, no. i just said, the information you gave me was plenty. >> of course, there was more dan needed to do that evening. he would hav...

All with the same name, jane doe. and ida lopez couldn't help but wonder if these dry bones were the women she had been looking for. >> you know, i just didn't know with so much going through my mind. >> over the years, ida's list to of the lost had become two dozen women that fit the same profile, young drug-addicted hispanic women who were known to roam the streets of albuquerque's war zone. for ida, walking through this bone yard felt as if she were with watching a horror movie unfold in realtime. >> you're watching this and i've carried this flyer in my pocket and in my car for the last, y...

Departure inmates, paroling, going to court, transferring to another institution. we'll get them processed, i.d.'d, medical attention, a little orientation speech. what's your number? date of birth? >> 4/3/81. >> how old are you? >> 26. >> how much do you weigh? >> i weigh about 150. >> how tall are you? >> about 6'2". >> how many times have you been coming back, in and out? >> this is my sixth time in prison. >> sixth? >> yes, sir. >> can you fill up with anybody on the yard? >> i can, but i prefer to be with the whites. you know the politics. >> okay. we're going to find you a bunk in the lo...