Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre - 672

About this episode

The episode discusses the brutal unsolved Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre that occurred in February 1990.

Las Cruces, New Mexico. On a quiet February morning in 1990, a bowling alley in Las Cruces, New Mexico, became the site of one of the state’s most brutal unsolved crimes. 911 dispatch received a distressing call from a 12-year-old who stated seven people had been shot, including herself. Four people, three of whom were children, were killed in the attack. Three decades later, the case remains unsolved. For special episodes and outtakes from Justin & Aaron visit: patreon.com/generationwhy Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Generation Why ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Hosts: Justin, Aaron

Topics covered

• true crime
• unsolved crime
• mass shooting
• Las Cruces
• 1990s crime
• documentary

Keywords

• Las Cruces
• bowling alley
• massacre
• unsolved crime
• New Mexico
• 1990
• shooting
• true crime

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Places: Las Cruces, New Mexico

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