UNSOLVED NEW MEXICO MURDERS HAUNT 50 YRS LATER

AS PEOPLE said, they weren't hookers, they weren't criminals but a vicious monster snuffed out the lives of two New Mexico girls more than 50 years ago. He has never been caught.

MISSING ROBBIE ROMERO'S MOM: IT'S NOT HIM

A TEEN BOY has told cops in Santa Fe, New Mexico, that he is Robbie Romero: a boy who vanished more than 10 years ago when he was 7. Robbie Romero disappeared in June of 2000 as he was walking home from a friend's house. The case was treated as a missing person case and a homicide case, though a body was never found. His mom says it's not him.  ROBBIE ROMERO DISAPPEARANCE

VELDA LEYBA VANISHED ON DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY

THE BIRTHDAY will never be forgotten. Velda Leyba was on her way to daughter Isabel Candelaria's birthday party. It was Dec. 6, 1992. But young mom never made. In the 20 years since, no one has heard from her. Did she meet with foul play or did she die in the raging blizzard howling at the time? Now, her case has been dusted off and cops in Albuquerque are taking another look.
Isabel said her mom called to let her know she was leaving: "It was not in my mom's nature to not be with me. We were very close so I knew when she didn't show up that something was wrong. They (Police) told me I had to wait a 24 hour period before they could report her missing."
Cops largely ignored the case until her Chrysler LeBaron turned up three months later. The car contained her personal items. Sources told cops the