As a 57 yr resident of Carlsbad I think I know everyone in town, I dont! However I can usually connect everyone I meet with someone they are related to. I remember when Mattie and Patty were picked up and murdered. Even as a kid I realized the impact it had on all of us, the suspicion it brought about on people around town, and the sadness that has been in my heart for the Restine and Pritz families for years.
Sunshine 1950 and 2gone my sympathy is with you and your families. I hope you know how lucky you are to have people like justthinkin, fish1966, TOM BYER, Hurricane, Legacy, MrTT, Carlsbad Native, and others thinking and working on Mattie and Pattys case.
I personally talked to Jimmy Estrada back in 2004/2005 and he was so excited about where he was and where he was going with the case. Please know Jimmy did a wonderful job reopening and searching out data about the murders. Why did he retire before it was finished? You have to live here in Carlsbad and work for a public entity and understand retirement issues with PERA. Many a good working public servant here has been put thru Hell concerning his/her retirement because they did not do what someone with power over them told them to do. (ie: my opinion Jimmy Estrada effected this way). Did you know Jimmy got married right at his retirement?
I have a notebook full of articles and information about unsolved murders in Carlsbad. While working on the July, 1987 murder of Donna Sue Black Hulsey Haytt I came in contact with Websleulths.com and the threads about Mattie and Patty. It has rekindled my remembrance and feelings about their murders.
My father-in-law of 42 + years, former PCA employee and now very aged has told me on several occasions that WB may not have killed those little girls, but he had something to do with it. I have talked to him many times about it long before anyone considered re-opening the case and while it was really a cold case My personal belief is just like others have stated on this forum, DB main perp, WB involved or 2nd perp/covering it up, and AB involved in cover up. Below are some things I had opportunity to put my hands on yesterday. If you already know about this info I apologize for not seeing it on the forum. If you have not seen it consider what implication it might have on other evidence related to the case.
1961 - Blair Willie D (Artell) mucker PCA, 2412 W Texas, Carlsbad, NM
1961 - Blair Artell, Nurse St. Frances Hospt. 2412 W Texas, Carlsbad, NM
1961 - David (Bonnie) Constrc. Wkr. 903 W Bonbright, Carlsbad, NM
1961 - Kennth Blair (Glenda) App. Lineman SWPSC, 2407 Utah, Carlsbad, NM
1960 - David Blair, Lab Asst. SWPSC, 2412 W Texas, Carlsbad NM
1962 - Blair Willie D (Artell) emp PCA, 2412 W Texas, Carlsbad NM
1962 - Blair Artell 2412 W Texas, Carlsbad, NM
1962 - David Blair - No Listing.
1962 - Kennth Blair (Glenda) app. Lineman SWPSC, 2408 W Lea, Carlsbad, NM
1961 Peter Restine, Supervisor, 115 N Lake, Carlsbad, NM
2009 Blair Artell F. , Carlsbad, NM
1st in my opinion the most important of all these listings is the last one. If Artell is really living there someone, LE hopefully needs to get over there as fast a possible and interview her again and maybe again. She may be the only living person who knows the truth about all of this and could solve almost 50 years of silence and heartbreaking tragedy.
2nd Drive from 600 N Mesquite (sighting of girls being picked up) to DB residence 1961, 903 W Bonbright (I did drive it) takes less than 60 seconds. Arrowhead Drive Inn about same amount of time. Close distance to girls being picked up, Arrowhead sighting and DBs house is it more that just coincidence?
3rd Pete Restine employed SWPSC (Southwestern Public Service Company) Electric Company in Carlsbad, David Blair employed SWPSC 1961, Kennth Blair Employed SWPSC (retired 2005/06). Did Pete know David? Did they have interaction/run in at work?
4th Artell was a nurse prior to Murders could not find her employed after 1961, just a thought, What was the mental impact of all that on her?
The most confusing thing for me about all of this (and probably for most of us) What kind of power, influence, threat did the Blair family have over so many people including LE. This is selfish on my part but I want to know because it would help me out in so many other things I am trying to solve around Carlsbad.
I have access to some information in Carlsbad, dont know how much, dont know what its worth, but will also tell you that they can reach out and touch me if they want to so I must be private in some of this.
This has been longer that I wanted it to be for that I apologize. I am in awe of the intelligence you guys have who post on this board and I thank you for your efforts. Anne and 2Gone I am sorry you have had to live with this for so long and I hope the case can be solved soon allowing you to maybe rest a little easier.
