POLICE SAY JOSEPH BENAVIDEZ WAS REGISTERED AS A SEX OFFENDER AFTER THE RAPE OF A 12 YEAR OLD BACK IN 2002. POLICE SAY DETECTIVES WERE ALERTED ABOUT THE 11 YEAR OLD AND 14 YEAR OLD AFTER THEY LEFT ...

Beatrice “Bea” Martinez Benavidez, 72 of Las Cruces, NM, passed away on April 3, 2025, peacefully at Mesilla Valley Hospice surrounded by her husband, daughter, and family. Beatrice was born ...

Joseph Lacour-Benavidez was convicted for raping a 12-year-old back in 2002. This week, APD says they found a 14-year-old and an 11-year-old in his bedroom. Police say there’s evidence Lacour ...