[CedarDave]

According to the Lincoln County sheriff, the case “remains very active” and asked anyone with information on Baca’s death to call detectives at 575-648-2341.

[CedarDave]

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[Third Person]

inspired by Sicario perhaps

[Clay Moore]

Winner of the 2018 hide and seek championship izzzzzzz! (Drum roll)

[jerod]

..."Freddy was not reported missing, but those who loved him had long feared what had happened to him.”

If he wasn't even reported as missing... It appears that nobody loved him... Poor S.O.B.

[OldHarbor]

Did he fall somehow in between or was he sealed in on purpose .

[LegendHasIt]

I didn't do it!!!

Although my parents DID own a motel there back in the 1960s. (Not one of your better investments, Dad ;-)

[TheThirdRuffian]

I kind of vaguely heard about someone being found in some walls in the Downs.

I’ve never heard of him and live in Rui. It’s not like this is a big town, either.

He’s apparently been missing since 2018 according to another story but no one bothered to report it. Says a lot.

On another note, we had a cop I kind of know get busted in El Paso for soliciting prostitution, which I’d say is unsurprising.

[yesthatjallen]

When people die and are left unattended, they give off a distinctive fragrance.

[allendale]

New Mexico ought to drop the word “New” from its name. Then its name would better describe its true nature.

[TangoLimaSierra]

“between two walls”

Wouldn't that be just a room?

[DainBramage]

He should have left when he sensed the walls were closing in…

[TheThirdRuffian]

OK we drove around and looked for this playing detective.

The article is wrong about being West of Ruidoso. It’s west of Ruidoso Downs and east of Ruidoso, assuming the address is correct. By an antique store called Lotsa Stuff.

The only thing I can think of that was under major renovation in 2018 and again in 2023 is a big restaurant that was a lot like the Rainforest Cafe with all sorts of pine trees and fake forest in the inside. A huge sink hole opened up and it had to close.

It’s all next to the Lincoln National forest and it’s not like we don’t have 500 miles of desert around us other places. So with a little planning you could find a heck of a better place to hide a body if you’re not a moron. Sounds impromptu.

No one has ever heard of this supposed local. Some talk of him being a drug addict/drifter/drunk that is decidedly speculative.

I’m thinking he’s really from El Paso or somewhere and got busted stealing copper wire at the construction site (or whatever) and whoever caught him killed him, panicked, and stuck him in a wall.

Or he pissed off a fellow drifter who used to do construction work.