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Some of those living in Las Cruces at the time believed that there was a flood of gang violence going on and that perhaps the gang violence was connected to the murders at the bowling alley.

And they also thought it may have been connected to another crime, the murder of Salvador Lozano,

The incident took place on January 14th, 1990, less than a month before the bowling alley massacre.

Salvador worked at a local gas station and had gone there around 8 a.m.

to open the store, which is the same time that Stephanie Senach opened the bowling alley.

Later, two customers entered the unlocked store and found the lifeless body of 32-year-old Salvador.

He had been shot execution style in the head.

As far as we know, there aren't any known connections between Salvador and any gangs.

Locals have also pointed out the similarity in how he was killed and the fact that the case seemed to quickly go cold despite local authorities claiming to be vigilantly searching for suspects.

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.