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Evidence of a murderer moonlighting as a gravedigger. it turns out that even though that evidence was long gone by the time those bones were discovered in 2009, a bird's-eye view was precisely the perspective investigators needed to start their search for a killer. >> when you see the satellite photos and the scarring on the desert floor, knowing what we know now, it's very obvious that those look like graves. >> this is what albuquerque police chief ray schultz says investigators saw when they looked at old pictures of the mesa. in this 2002 image of the area where the bones were discovered, ...

Balloonists who float out over the west mesa area spend much time studying the details of the sandy desert floor below. but if one of them had during the 2003 or 2004 festivals, they might have actually seen evidence of a murderer moonlighting as a grave digger. it turns out that even though that evidence was long gone by the time those bones were discovered in 2009 a bird's eye view was precisely the perspective investigators needed. to start their search for a killer. >> when you see those satellite photos and you see the scarring on the desert floor, knowing what we know now, it's very obvi...

>> this is what albuquerque police chief ray schultz says investigators saw when they looked at old pictures of the mesa. in this 2002 image of the area where the bones were discovered, there's nothing unusual. just desert and sagebrush with a dry stream bed running through it. but two years later in 2004, when most of the women on detective ida lopez's list were disappearing, the images show ti tracks leading from this road to a few barepots in the vegetation, spots that weren't there before. this photo taken the following year shows even more bare spots, clustered within 20 yards of each oth...

Sandy desert floor below. but if one of them had during the 2003 or 2004 festivals, they might have actually seen evidence of a murderer moonlighting as a grave digger. it turns out that even though that evidence was long gone by the time those bones were discovered in 2009 a bird's eye view was precisely the perspective investigators needed. to start their search for a killer. >> when you see those satellite photos and you see the scarring on the desert floor, knowing what we know now, it's very obvious that those look like graves. >> reporter: this is what albuquerque police chief ray schult...

Photos and you see the scarring on the desert floor knowing what we know now very obvious those look like graves. >> this is what former albuquerque police chief says investigators saw when they looked at old pictures of lemesa. in this 2002 image of the area where the bones were discovered, just desert and sage brush with a dry stream bed running through it. but two years later in 2004 when most of the women on lopez's list were disappearing, the images showed tire tracks leading from this road to a few bare spots in the vegetation. spots that weren't there before. this photo taken the follow...