Bowling Alley Massacre in Las Cruces — True Crime

Lisa Marie Fuqua
True Crime Addiction
7 min readFeb 19, 2020

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This crime was savage and seemed to have no apparent motive. The only things known for sure are the killers butchered women, children, and men alike in cold blood.

Las Cruces Bowling Alley on the day of the massacre | via CNN

Saturday’s in the ’90s across America you could find bowling alleys packed with children leagues during the day, and people of all ages at night having fun.

Unfortunately for those at the Las Cruces Bowling Alley in New Mexico, their Saturday morning brought armed shooters.

Las Cruces Bowling Alley sign during a fundraiser held at the lanes | via KVIA

February 10, 1990

It was a little after 8:00 am, and Ida Holguin was already in the kitchen of the bowling alley, preparing for that day’s lunch menu.

Inside the office was day manager Stephanie Senac working on adding up the receipts from the night before.

Stephanie had brought her daughter Melissa Repass 12, and her daughter’s friend Amy Houser 13 with her that day. The two girls were going to work in the bowling alleys daycare center for the day.

Around 8:20, a gunman walked into the kitchen and forced Ida into the office. There, another gunman was already holding the manager and the two young…

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Lisa Marie Fuqua
True Crime Addiction

True Crime Writer in Las Vegas. I used to be a Web Developer in the Newsroom, now I spend my time in coffee shops researching murder.