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But in the 35 years since the Las Cruces bowling alley murders, the atmosphere of the town has changed, and the families and the survivors have been through a never-ending cycle of painful memories and investigations that have led nowhere.

As we mentioned earlier, despite her miraculous survival in 1990, Stephanie Sinek died in 1999 as a direct result of the injuries she suffered that day.

Ida Holguin and Melissa Repass are both still alive, but do not speak about that day.

Meanwhile, locals are left to wonder if the case will ever be solved, and many believe that the lack of remembrance by the local government is a sign that they never truly intended to solve the case.

In 2015, Charlie Minn told local reporters that the local government's lack of care was leading to community apathy.

a death sentence for any potential advancements in the case.

He pointed out that local mayor at the time, Ken Miyagishima, was completely apathetic to the case.

There was no memorial for the victims, no remembrance placed in the local news each year, and the mayor never even seemed to want to speak publicly on the case.

Charlie also pointed out that the mayor couldn't even be bothered to attend the screening to his movie, which was an event put in place to try and find new leads on the long-standing mystery.

Charlie Min told the Las Cruces Bulletin, Miyagishima's apathy is disgusting, and pointed out that the lack of a public memorial is indicative of the local community's refusal to step up and deal with the scars left behind by this horrible tragedy.

In the years following the crime, memorials were placed and vigils were held in honor of the victims.

Local churches held services to gain donations for wounded survivors and to cover the costs of the funerals for the deceased.

But as the months turned into years, detectives retired and interested journalists moved on to new crimes and stories.

The larger community of Las Cruces seems to fall into a cycle of never discussing the crime until its anniversary pops up and the family of the victim speaks out and asks for help.

All of the theories and tips have led to dead ends.

Over the course of 10 years, investigators looked into thousands of tips and over a thousand suspects.

They even reached out to psychics to see if any new information can come to light that way.

Over the years, several TV shows like Unsolved Mysteries and America's Most Wanted have covered the murders resulting in countless tips, but still, nothing has ever come from these tips.

When Melissa Repass was 30, she told CNN that she needed the killers to be caught so she could finally stop living in fear.

She said they now will be able to go out in public and feel safe.