reporter: homicidal violence. there was no shortage of names on the police list of potential suspects who were capable of that. but one name stood out. a name and face detective babcock knew quite well from an encounter in 1999, when babcock was working the vice unit in albuquerque. the vice unit was watching a particular prostitute. see a vehicle pick this girl up. drive to a remote location. 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 said 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
individuals had killed several of them, and then one in particular had been killed by drug dealers. were all the victims killed the same way? we believe so. can you tell me what that is? no. homicidal violence. you can t say gun, knife, strangulation. you re keeping that quiet because you don t want somebody to confess to this who didn t do it. that s correct. that s why we re staying with homicidal violence. okay. reporter: homicidal violence. there was no shortage of names on the police list of potential suspects who were capable of that. but one name stood out. a name and face detective babcock knew quite well from an encounter in 1999, when babcock was working the vice unit in albuquerque. the vice unit was watching a particular prostitute. see a vehicle pick this girl up. drive to a remote location. we approached the vehicle, open the door, the first words out of this girl s mouth, who s a known
reporter: no one who seemed to know something about the five-year missing persons cases was dialing the phone. there were numerous rumors out there that certain individuals had killed several of them, and then one in particular had been killed by drug dealers. were all the victims killed the same way? we believe so. can you tell me what that is? no. homicidal violence. you can t say gun, knife, strangulation. you re keeping that quiet because you don t want somebody to confess to this who didn t do it. that s correct. that s why we re staying with homicidal violence. okay. reporter: homicidal violence. there was no shortage of names on the police list of potential suspects who were capable of that. but one name stood out. a name and face detective babcock knew quite well from an encounter in 1999, when babcock was working the vice unit in albuquerque. the vice unit was watching a particular prostitute. see a vehicle pick this girl up. drive to a remote locatio
cases was dialing the phone. there were numerous rumors out there that certain individuals had killed several of them and then one in particular had been killed by drug dealers. were all the victis killed the same way? we believe so. can you tell me what that is? homicidal violence. can t say gun, knife, strangulation? you re keeping that quiet because you don t want somebody to confess to this who didn t do it snf that s correct. that s why we re staying with homicidal violence. homicidal violence. no shortage of names on the police list of potential suspects who were capable of that. but one name stood out, a name and face detective babcock knew quite well from 1999 when babcock was working the vice unit in albuquerque. i was actually watching see a vehicle pick this girl up, drive to a remote location.
cases was dialing the phone. there were numerous rumors out there that certain individuals had killed several of them, and then one in particular had been killed by drug dealers. were all the victims killed the same way? we believe so. can you tell me what that is? no. homicidal violence. you can t say gun, knife, strangulation. you re keeping that quiet because you don t want somebody to confess to this who didn t do it. that s correct. that s why we re staying with homicidal violence. okay. reporter: homicidal violence. there was no shortage of names on the police list of potential suspects who were capable of that. but one name stood out. a name and face detective babcock knew quite well from an encounter in 1999, when babcock was working the vice unit in albuquerque. the vice unit was watching a particular prostitute. see a vehicle pick this girl up. drive to a remote location.