work in the off hours, when he knew cameras would not be looking over his shoulder. i needed to know where they were all the time. that way, again, so if i were doing a different process or if i was looking at something specific, i needed to know that i didn t have the eyes of america in that hole with me. reporter: by mid april, after 2 1/2 months of intensive searching, mapping, and aerial photography, commander feist finally felt confident that his team had found all the bones there were to find and began shutting down the west mesa crime scene. well, just a few minutes ago albuquerque police left the dig site after they say they d met all of the goals that they set. reporter: the total body count stayed at 11 sets of adult remains and one fetus. but for ida lopez the discovery and identification of seven women from her list meant that years of careful detective work were finally paying off. and she wanted to be able to provide them with some answers. reporter: in addition
cinnamon elks, julie niedo, veronica, and doreen marquez. a lot of people said they were with drug addicts and prostitutes. well, if they were, then so be it. i didn t choose their lifestyle. but you know what the first thing is, they were human beings to begin with. commander feist who tried to keep the local press at arm s length during the excavation finally allowed them to cross under the yellow tape and onto the crime scene along with crews from america s most wanted . the tv show america s most wanted was at the crime scene today filming for next weekend s episode on the west mesa mystery. media coverage could be helpful now and might generate badly needed tips from the public. because not only was there a serial killer to catch, but also because one set of remains was about to upset everything detectives thought they knew
her job, and she realized that these women all had families. they ve got parents and grandparents, and some of them actually had children of their own. and she wanted to be able to provide them with some answers. reporter: in addition to victoria chavez and michelle valdez, the others from ida s list were cinnamon elks, julie nieto, veronica romero, monica candelaria, and doreen marquez. a lot of people said they were drug addicts and prostitutes. well, if they were, so be it. i didn t choose their lifestyle. but you know what? the first thing is they were human beings to begin with. reporter: commander feist, who tried to keep the local press at arm s length during the excavation, finally allowed them to cross under the yellow tape and onto the crime scene, along with crews from america s most wanted. the tv show america s most wanted was also at the crime scene today filming for next weekend s episode on the west mesa mystery.
wanted. the tv show america s most wanted was also at the crime scene today filming for next weekend s episode on the west mesa mystery. gathered for a vigil reporter: media coverage could be helpful now. and might generate badly needed tips from the public. because not only was there a serial killer to catch but also because one set of remains was about to upset everything detectives thought they knew about that killer. when they told us that they had a young black girl, i thought, i didn t have a black girl on my list. was it possible ida lopez s list was just the tip of the iceberg? maybe there are women out there who aren t on any list.
to cross under the yellow tape and onto crime scene, along with crews from america s most wanted. the tv show america s most wanted was also at the crime scene today filming for next weekend s episode on the west mesa mystery. gathered for a vigil reporter: media coverage could be helpful now. and might generate badly needed tips from the public. because not only was there a serial killer to catch but also because one set of remains was about to upset everything detectives thought they knew about that killer. when they told us that they had a young black girl, i thought, i didn t have a black girl on my list. was it possible ida lopez s list was just the tip of the iceberg?