West Mesa Murders To Be Subject Of True Crime Docu Series From Director Of Lionsgate Movie ‘Boneyard’
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: The West Mesa Murders, the shocking killings of eleven women whose remains were found buried in 2009 in the New Mexico desert, is to be the subject of a true crime docu-series.
The unsolved murder case was recently the subject of Lionsgate acquisition Boneyard, starring Mel Gibson and 50 Cent. That film’s director Asif Akbar is back aboard to helm the crime series, teaming up with New Mexican producer Vincent E.
McDaniel and LA-based producer Brian A. Metcalf. The plan is for the series to include interviews with the victims’ families, witnesses, and law enforcement, as well as archival footage, clips from the Boneyard film, and interviews with individuals closely involved in the investigations.
Several suspects have been named in the West Mesa Murders investigation, but none were arrested or charged. While the killings were initially believed to be the work of a serial kiler, the involvement of a sex trafficking ring has been suspected.
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