Phaedra Haywood

Authorities don't know exactly what killed a Northern New Mexico man whose body was found on the outskirts of Santa Fe in April, six months after his family reported him missing, according to an autopsy report.

State police "are in communication with the District Attorney’s Office regarding potential charges" but none have been filed.

Deputy District Attorney Haley Murphy opened the state's case against Isaac Apodaca by reading his own text messages into the record.

Authorities don't know exactly what killed a Northern New Mexico man whose body was found on the outskirts of Santa Fe in April, six months after his family reported him

The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a Santa Fe teen's first-degree murder conviction and ordered the case back to state District Court.

Rather than a new trial for Judah Trujillo, who was 15 when he killed Samuel Cordero, the justices ordered a judgment of second-degree murder.

Jurors weighing evidence against Isaac Apodaca, a 29-year-old Santa Fe man accused of manipulating his girlfriend into killing another woman, learned

Kiara McCulley, 22, also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder and must testify against co-defendant, Isaac Padilla.

The region lacks critical medical detox services, and navigating a path through the fragmented maze of programs and providers is complex.

Isaac Apodaca spoke to a detective for hours the morning after his teen fiancée killed a young woman with a sword in 2022, repeatedly denying he knew of the plan before eventually admitting he, too, wanted Grace Jennings dead.