Torreon Cabin Murders

True Consequences - True Crime

Eric Carter-Landin

Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary

4.8 • 587 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

This episode was written by Jackie Moranty. The Torreon Cabin Murders are considered the most heinous crime in New Mexico. Please be advised this story contains accounts of child death. In 1995 gang activity was rampant in Albuquerque. When four bodies were discovered in a cabin in a remote area of New Mexico, it shook the community. The police were under pressure to resolve the case, but did they pick the wrong suspect?

References:

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/apnieto09-19-07.htm https://www.abqjournal.com/139310/man-convicted-in-torreon-cabin-murders-mistakenly-released-twice.html https://aarons.law/news/wilkins-set-free/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWvxnh7YS3A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8c5MFdFRUI https://universalcrisisintervention.com/gangs/albuquerque/ https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/149230NCJRS.pdf https://www.pressreader.com/usa/albuquerque-journal/20070920/283579511046000 https://www.lawofficer.com/murder-investigations/ https://www.abqjournal.com/19177/breaking-at-1030am-torreon-murder-defendant-resentenced.html https://lawcdh.com/2020/05/19/what-happens-if-there-is-a-mistrial-due-to-a-hung-jury/ https://caselaw.findlaw.com/nm-supreme-court/1490471.html

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0:00.0	I'm
0:02.0	I'm going to be able to be.
0:05.0	I'm going to be.
0:08.0	The Hey, what's up YouTube? It's Eric Carter-Londine, the host and producer of True Consequences
0:44.9	podcast, and I'm here to talk to you about the Torion Cabin murders. Don't forget to hit the
0:50.3	subscribe and like button and the bell to get notifications when new videos are out.
0:55.2	Okay, let's get started. What does justice look like to you?
1:21.6	Is it holding people accountable, getting the whole story, or is it making sure that people go to jail and stay there?
1:29.1	For me, justice looks like holding people accountable for their harmful actions
1:33.3	and making sure that people who are dangerous go to jail and stay there so they can't hurt others.
1:38.9	Those are givens.
1:40.2	But I want to add that justice also looks like fairness to all of those accused.
1:45.8	It looks like the ones who deserve to be in prison are the ones who go to prison.
1:52.0	With no bias or prejudice, justice is supposed to be about balancing the scales.
2:00.5	The Torion cabin murders are considered the most heinous crime in New Mexico.
2:05.9	Please be advised.
2:06.8	This story contains accounts of child death.
2:10.0	I am Eric Carter-Londine, and this is True Consequences.
2:14.2	Music true consequences.
2:37.0	The 18th Street gang originated near 18th Street and Union Avenue in the Rampart District of Los Angeles. It was one of the first multiracial and multi-ethnic gangs in Los Angeles.
2:41.0	They rose from second generation Hispanics, but soon opened their membership up to Central Americans.
2:47.0	As these members were deported, the members would recruit in their home countries of Mexico,
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