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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Bernalillo County, NM

The Lockridge Killings (1979)

Unsolved homicide from 1979. Contributors are re-examining the scene photographs.

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Foggy harbor dock at night with shipping crates and a crane
Timeline
  1. 1979

    Body discovered; county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1980

    Initial canvass closes without a named suspect.

  3. Recently

    Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory.

Evidence

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forensic_fern1 week ago

The ballistics comparison relies on a single striation match reported without a confidence range. Modern lab standards would flag that as inconclusive.

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docket_diverYesterday

Nobody ever pulled the impound log for the second vehicle listed in the neighbor's statement. It is a public record and it is still available.

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