NM NM - Martha Jo Lucher, 32, Albuquerque, 3 Sep 2003

[Gardener1850]

No Photo

Sex Female
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian, Hispanic / Latino
Height 5' 1" - 5' 2" (61 - 62 Inches)
Weight 100 - 115 lbs

Hair Color Red/Auburn
Head Hair Description Brown but dyed red
Brown Eyes

Scar near left eye
Tattoo of a rosary on right hand/wrist; Tattoo of "Pray" on right hand; Tattoo of "Ashley" on right ankle; Tattoo of a crow and a rose on back

Location Albuquerque, New Mexico
County Bernalillo County

Circumstances of Disappearance
She visited her mother and children on 9/03/03. Sometime within the weeks to follow, Martha was with a friend. The two were coming and going from the street corner, when Martha never returned. Neither her friend nor her family ever heard from her again.
Missing Person Case

 

[CastlesBurning]

She visited her mother and children? I'm wondering at what circumstances led to her not living with her kids and if they were possibly related to what happened.

 

[Murkywaters]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Photos of Martha have been added to her NamUs profile.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

A lot of women went missing from the Albuquerque area in the early 2000s. And I don't think many of the cases received the attention they deserved. They all deserve to be brought home and to receive any justice still possible. My heart goes out to their families.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Bumping case up.
Doe Network link:

3908DFNM - Martha Jo Lucher

Albuquerque police department podcast:

APD Releases Second Podcast Episode: The Missings

Episode 2 features 8 women who remain missing believed to be tied to West Mesa Case

www.cabq.gov

Have you seen her? Missing list grows

Jul. 31—Over the years, the list of possible additional victims of the West Mesa serial killer has changed. Some of the missing women were found alive, or discovered to have died some other way, and were removed from the list. Two women were added in recent years as investigators recognized...

www.yahoo.com

"Lucher knew at least two of the women found at the West Mesa site. She went missing in 2003 — in between the disappearance of two of the victims..."

 

[Pennysmom1]

Martha Jo Lucher - New Mexico Missing Person Directory

Details and Pictures of Martha Jo Lucher, Missing since September 2003

www.missingin.org

3908DFNM - Martha Jo Lucher

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available


Aug 2, 2022

APD Releases Second Podcast Episode: The Missings

Episode 2 features 8 women who remain missing believed to be tied to West Mesa Case

www.cabq.gov