When a New Mexico woman goes missing after a celebratory evening spent with friends, investigators quickly turn their focus to the last person she was seen with: the man she’d broken up with just days before. Unexpected events hinder an investigation, leaving a family member to advocate fiercely for justice in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Sources used to research this episode:

Missing Person / NamUs #MP8420

Investigators Seek Key Witness in Disappearance of Melissa Montoya (Meagan Halbardier Moore / KOAT7 News)

Search Conducted in Archuleta County, Colorado, for Dulce, New Mexico, Woman Who Disappeared in 2001 (Veronica Fulton / NBC News)

Remains Found in 2020 Ruled Out as New Mexico Woman Melissa Montoya, Who Vanished in March 2001 (Veronica Fulton / NBC News)

A Woman Disappeared Without a Trace 23 Years Ago. But a New ‘Significant’ Tip is Giving Her Friends Hope (Andra Cavallier / The Independent)

Human Bones Found in Dulce (Andres Valle / KTVZ21 News)

Looking for Justice (Gillian Barkhurst / Abuquerque Journal)

If you know anything about the disappearance of Melissa Montoya, please contact the Jicarilla Apache Nation Police Department at 575-759-3222.

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