to states as far away as pennsylvania and florida. the backgrounds and travel patterns of certain types of men seemed to warrant close attention. >> there's probably people that were in albuquerque during the time frame we're looking at and now through investigative leads or other sources, we find something that tells us a little bit more about their lifestyle as well, which would give us, again, that kind of immediate gut reaction. it's got to be. it's got to be that person. >> it was that kind of gut reaction that led detectives to joplin, missouri in august of 2010. >> investigators are tight-lipped at this point but we know this is in connection to the west mesa murders in albuquerque, new mexico. >> the target of the search warrant was a local joplin, missouri, photographer, who had allegedly been in albuquerque to take pictures during the city's 2004 balloon fiesta. but police think it wasn't just the balloons he was