After reading this, I think it would be wise to comment. While it is very easy to disregard the claims in this post, there may be some truth in it. I have spent roughly 20 years living in New Mexico, and over the past few months, not too far from the area mentioned. While I cannot say that the events depicted here are true, she raises a very real issue.
Anyone traveling between Santa Fe, NM and Trinidad, CO along I-25 need to be very vigilant. The longer that I spend in the area, the more I hear about extremely fucked up things occurring on this stretch of highway.
I am aware of the "mysterious" vanishings of several young women and men that were investigated but led to cold cases. There are also several extremely brutal rapes and murders that have occurred in towns such as Springer and Las Vegas. These include kidnappings and tortures. Documented and generally unsolved. You have to understand, however, that New Mexico is full of very old and closed off communities; if you are not a local, you likely know little about the inner workings of the communities themselves and appearances should always be questioned.
New Mexico and Colorado have extensive problems with the Mexican Mafia and other highly organized crime syndicates. Drug running up from the border and the lucrative sex trade have led to unimaginable crimes.
When I first arrived in this particular area, I was warned extensively by locals and police that being on the streets alone is dangerous to ones health. When I say that the point of the post should not be ignored, I am not joking.