safira mora, was found alive and well a few weeks after this story first aired in december 2010. remember, safira mora had been the one woman who d gone missing after prime suspect lorenzo montoya had been shot and killed. these are the women still on ida s list. anna vigil. shawntell waites. felipa gonzalez. nina herron. vanessa reed. and leah peebles. we re looking. and we ll keep looking. i pray i don t have to tell another mom or dad. but it s the same background, same area. and they re somewhere out there. reporter: maybe ida lopez will find those answers here in the same sun-baked desert sand that once hid this mystery and then later revealed it. but the problem, then as now, is time.
ida lopez began this case with the mantra that everybody counts. it took years, but in the end, ida was able to make everybody care. to this day, above her desk hang faded photos of the women on her list, alongside a line of scripture that reads nothing is hidden except to be revealed. a quote familiar to homicide detectives everywhere. and what information do you have? and it s not just there for inspiration. for ida lopez, that s a mission statement. i have to keep believing that we ll find an answer soon. soon could be months. soon could be years. but i just have to keep believing that today could be the day. today could be the day. what about those last seven gills? you think you ll ever find them? i think we will. these are the women currently on ida s list. anna vehill, shon tell wait, felipe pa gonzalez, nina, herron, vanessa reed, leah
i think we will. these are the women currently on ida s list. anna vehill, shon tell wait, felipe pa gonzalez, nina, herron, vanessa reed, leah peoples, sa fear ra morea. we re looking and we ll keep looking. i bray pray i don t have to tell another mom or dad, but it s the same background, same area. they re somewhere out there. maybe ida lopez will find those answers here in the same sun-baked desert sand that once hid this mystery and then later revealed it.
reporter: one of those women, safira mora, was found alive and well a few weeks after this story first aired in december 2010. remember, safira mora had been the one woman who d gone missing after prime suspect lorenzo montoya had been shot and killed. these are the women still on ida s list. anna vigil. shawntell waites. felipa gonzalez. nina herron. vanessa reed. and leah peebles. we re looking. and we ll keep looking. i pray i don t have to tell another mom or dad. but it s the same background, same area. and they re somewhere out there. reporter: maybe ida lopez will find those answers here in the same sun-baked desert sand that once hid this mystery and then later revealed it. but the problem, then as now, is time.
this story first aired in 2010. remember, she had been the one woman who had gone missing after prime suspect montoya, had been shot and killed. these are the women still on ida s list. anna, shawn tell, filippa gonzalez, nina, vanessa reed and leah peebles. we re looking and we ll keep looking. i pray i don t have to tell another mom or dad, but the same background, same area. they re somewhere out there. maybe ida lopez will find those answers here in the same sun-baked desert sand that once hid this mystery and later revealed it. but the problem, then as now, is time, and this desert doesn t give up its secrets easily.