Ledes from the Land of Enchantment

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[1] Albuquerque Candidate Forum held – Albuquerque’s crime problem is at the heart of the mayor race. The Monday night forum at Highland High School was hosted by the New Mexico Black Voters Collaborative. Three candidates appeared on the ballot, incumbent Mayor Tim Keller, Bernalillo County Sheriff Manny Gonzales, and radio talk show host Eddy Aragon. Many questions focused on issues faced by colored communities as well as other vulnerable groups such as refugees and the homeless.

[2] Man Linked to 2 or More Cold Case Murders to Remain behind bars until trial – An Albuquerque man linked to two cold case murders will remain behind bars until trial. Investigators say Paul Apodaca went to the UNM police station and confessed to killing 21-year-old Althea Oakley in 1988. Despite this admission, Apodaca pleaded not guilty to Oakley’s murder and the case is now on trial. According to police, Apodaca has also admitted killing 18-year-old Kaitlyn Arquette in 1989 and his DNA links him to a cold case rape from the 1990s. So far, he has not been charged in these cases. Apodaca will be tried next September for the Oakeley murder.

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