charges beyond just patronizing a prostitute. yes, he was. reporter: that felony assault charge against lorenzo montoya went nowhere because the victim later refused to testify. but it was what had happened next that really focused the detectives attention. in 2006, years after being caught in the act of choking one prostitute, lorenzo montoya was caught in the company of a dead one. on the surface seems like a pretty good suspect. yeah. but we don t know if it s him or not. reporter: according to police, montoya lured the woman to his home near the west mesa burial ground. he killed her, wrapped her body in a blanket, and was preparing to dump her in the trunk of his car when the woman s boyfriend showed up. we would just love to have the opportunity to interview him and treat him just like any of the other individuals we re looking at in this case.
prostitute, was that he was trying to kill her. and the man in the car was? lorenzo montoya. reporter: lorenzo montoya, a short, powerfully built man in his 30s who was known to have an equally short temper and a taste for prostitutes. babcock says he saw marks on the woman s throat and that she told him montoya looked like he was enjoying it. did you believe her story? yes. so lorenzo was arrested for charges beyond just patronizing a prostitute. yes, he was. reporter: that felony assault charge against lorenzo montoya went nowhere because the victim later refused to testify. but it was what had happened next that really focused the detectives attention. in 2006, years after being caught in the act of choking one prostitute, lorenzo montoya was caught in the company of a dead one. on the surface seems like a
we approached the vehicle, open the door, the first words out of this girl s mouth, who s a known prostitute, was that he was trying to kill her. and the man in the car was? lorenzo montoya. reporter: lorenzo montoya, a short, powerfully built man in his 30s who was known to have an equally short temper and a taste for prostitutes. babcock says he saw marks on the woman s throat and that she told him montoya looked like he was enjoying it. did you believe her story? yes. so lorenzo was arrested for charges beyond just patronizing a prostitute. yes, he was. reporter: that felony assault charge against lorenzo montoya went nowhere because the victim later refused to testify. but it was what had happened next that really focused the detectives attention. in 2006, years after being caught in the act of choking one prostitute, lorenzo montoya was
we approached the vehicle, open the door, the first words out of this girl s mouth, who s a known prostitute, was that he was trying to kill her. and the man in the car was? lorenzo montoya. reporter: lorenzo montoya, a short, powerfully built man in his 30s who was known to have an equally short temper and a taste for prostitutes. babcock says he saw marks on the woman s throat and that she told him montoya looked like he was enjoying it. did you believe her story? yes. so lorenzo was arrested for charges beyond just patronizing a prostitute. yes, he was. reporter: that felony assault charge against lorenzo montoya went nowhere because the victim later refused to testify. but it was what had happened next that really focused the detectives attention. in 2006, years after being caught in the act of choking one prostitute, lorenzo montoya was
throat and she told him he looked like he was enjoying it. did you believe her story. yes. he was arrested for charges beyond just patronizing a prostitute? yes he was. that felony assault charge went nowhere. because the victim later refused to testify. it was what happened next that really focussed the detectives attention. in 2006, years after being caught in the act of choking one prostitute. he was caught in the company of a dead one. on the surface, seems like a good suspect. yeah. we don t know if it s him or not. according to to police, he lured the woman to his home near the west me sa burial ground. he killed her. wrapped her body in a blanket. and was preparing to dump her in the trunk of the car. when the woman s boyfriend showed up. we would just love to have