How to Help:

Donate:

Your tax-deductible donation, no matter how small, can help keep these cold cases alive and maybe help bring closure and justice to a victim’s family.

We are now a recognized nonprofit by the IRS and the State of New Mexico.

We received our first grant of $2,000 from Grant County Crime Stoppers in August 2021.

We have an account at Western Bank in Silver City where donations can be mailed or dropped off, anonymously if you prefer.

We are raising money for the following:

  • An anonymous tip line through We Tip, a California-based organization that works with municipalities and law enforcement to relay anonymous tips to help solve crimes. ($2,500yr.)

  • Printing bumper stickers, flyers, and T-shirts to publicize these cases and remind the public that they remain unsolved. ($500)

  • Full-page ads in the local newspaper on the anniversary of each unsolved murder or disappearance to remind the public that these cases remain unsolved. ($609)

  • A billboard on Highway 180 between Hurley and Silver City. ($4,500yr.)

  • Rewards for anonymous tips that lead to an arrest and the location of the remains of David Ortiz Jr. and Toni Padilla. ($5,000 each)

  • Renewal of the domain name and website ($350yr), and the cost of obtaining any public records, including police reports, court documents, and reports from the Office of the New Mexico Medical Investigator, including autopsies, and toxicology and determination of death reports, and any other costs related to the investigation of these disappearances and unsolved murders.

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Update:

Know of a cold case homicide or missing person in Southwestern New Mexico that is not included here? Message us and we will add it to our database.