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S1. E100 - Albuquerque, New Mexico’s Unsolved Serial Killer: The West Mesa Missing

·2 hr

Episode 100 opens loud. The hosts are in celebratory mode with donuts, coffee, mug stories, shower jokes, and the usual affectionate chaos before the case takes over. Then the room tightens. They move into the missing-persons case and the ugly pattern tied to the disappearances. The case is handled with a lot of motion. They keep interrupting themselves with corrections, reactions, pronunciation checks, and little side comments that make the recording feel lived-in instead of polished. The victims stay central. They name the women, track the timeline, and keep returning to the similarities that connect the disappearances. The ages hit hard. They point out that the victims range from Jamie, who had just turned 15, up to women in their early thirties, and they sit with how that pattern looks when laid out side by side. Cinnamon Elks gets a mention. Her name sticks because it sounds almost too neat, but the point is that she was a real person with a real disappearance. Michelle Gina Valdez is also covered. They note that she was 22, last seen on September 22, 2004, and four months pregnant when she vanished. The reporting delays matter too. They walk through how some women were not reported missing until weeks or months later, which adds another layer of frustration to the timeline. The hosts do not hide their reaction. They say they hated researching the topic and hated listening to it, and that disgust becomes part of the episode’s moral center. The family voice stays close. Even when the show gets rambly or funny or distracted, it keeps circling back to the women and the people who were left behind. The community language remains on brand. There are frequent asides, quick pivots, and a constant sense that the room is open to the listeners rather than locked into a formal broadcast script. The ending swings back to connection. They invite emails, call for future case ideas, and close with their familiar feral sign-off energy. The result is blunt. It is messy, victim-first, and told by hosts who never pretend this is easy to sit with.

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Messy, personal, and victim-centered, it gives an unsolved case real weight.

Episode 100 opens in the Pandemonium Witches' usual mix of true crime, banter, and side chatter, then settles into a victim-forward look at an unsolved case.

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You want your hundredth episode to feel messy, human, and pointed.

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