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Heads of Sierra Blanca

Episode 1: Sicario

Heads of Sierra Blanca

Dechado Media

True Crime, Fiction

2.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Monica Rodriguez and Magdalena Salas introduce the background of The Rubedec Cases, begin their investigation, and make a significant inroad with the Hudspeth County DA office.

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp and Native.

Heads of Sierra Blanca is Executive Produced by Magdalena Salas, Monica Rodriguez, Gabrielle Ruiz, Alex Cline, Donald Albright, Alex Aldea, and Henry Tuten.

Hosted by Magdalena Salas and Monica Rodriguez

Edited by Victor Figueroa, Gabrielle Ruiz and Alex Aldea.

Sound Design by Victor Figueroa and Gabrielle Ruiz.

Music Composition by Alex Aldea and Andrew Joselyn.

Research by Henry Tuten, Magdalena Salas, Monica Rodriguez, and Alex Aldea.

Transcript

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0:00.0

It is undoubtedly one of the most dangerous places on the entire planet.

0:06.4

Whoever did this was not your typical killer.

0:09.5

There's something much more impersonal behind this than anything I've ever seen in my career.

0:14.0

Something colder.

0:16.0

37 year old Lorena Salas found dead in her home.

0:20.0

The killer believed to have drugged her, then set up an elaborate contraption around her, which ended in her decapitation.

0:30.9

This is the heads of Sierra Blanca.

0:35.0

Welcome to the heads of Sierra Blanca.

0:37.0

My name is Monica Rodriguez.

0:39.0

And I'm Magdalena Salas, but you can call me Lena.

0:42.0

I'm a former El Paso County Police Detective

0:44.4

and a current private investigator

0:45.9

with over 20 years experience in the field.

0:48.0

I've known Monica for half my life.

0:50.1

She's been a close friend of mine and my families

0:52.2

for as long as I can remember.

0:53.4

When Lena's aunt, Lorena, first moved to Sierra Blanca, we were best friends.

0:58.9

I might even go as far as saying we were inseparable.

1:02.2

That being said, Monika Anne came together. and go as far as saying we were inseparable.

1:02.8

That being said, Monika and came together to make this podcast because we both wanted to

1:07.6

re-investigate a case that changed our lives forever.

1:11.3

The Rub Deck murders. For those of you that don't know, the Rub in Rub

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