NEWS
August 3, 2001 | From Associated Press
A vivacious, dark-haired young woman disappears, then is found dead. The investigation sends shock waves through the political establishment. The murder is never solved. The story that gripped New Mexico half a century ago began with the killing of a teenage waitress in Las Cruces. As it unfolded, it exposed public corruption, sent law enforcement officers to prison and put a lid on the state's flourishing gambling industry.