Episode 333: The Las Cruces Bowl Massacre

February 10th, 1990 was supposed to be a normal busy Saturday at Las Cruces Bowl in Las Cruces, New Mexico. But instead, two gunmen entered the bowling alley, stole money from the safe, rifled through cabinets, then fired 25 shots at 7 victims and lit the building on fire. Despite 3 surviving victims and witnesses seeing the men, they have never been identified and their motive remains unknown to this day.

A $32,000 reward is available for anyone with information that helps identify the suspects. Tips can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Tips can also be provided online at NMCrimeStoppers.org

Sources for this episode:

https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2020/02/09/las-cruces-bowling-alley-massacre-unsolved-30-years-later/4700803002/

America’s Most Wanted

https://unsolved.com/gallery/bowling-alley-murder/

https://www.ktsm.com/news/las-cruces-police-still-searching-for-suspects-in-1990-bowling-alley-massacre/

https://kvia.com/news/2024/02/09/las-cruces-approaches-34th-anniversary-of-bowling-alley-massacre/

https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/crime/2022/02/10/las-cruces-bowling-alley-massacre-reward-increased-32nd-anniversary/6704122001/

https://www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/new-footage-added-to-bowling-alley-murder-case-film,2625

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvbdwTwiu-c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwDhF4wmuO0

https://www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/bowling-to-return-with-new-entertainment-center,73573

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