In early 2018, an inmate at Santa Fe County Jail heard some grisly details from a fellow inmate. It was a confession, a confession that her son had been murdered. Rumours in jail and prison can be rife but an investigation would uncover that this was certainly more than just a rumour.
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“Man charged in death of Jeremiah Valencia will remain in jail”
“Suspect in Jeremiah Valencia’s death pleads guilty to child abuse”
“Documents: Teen was forced to use a cane to walk after abuse”
“Man charged in death of Jeremiah Valencia will remain in jail”
“New gruesome details emerge in death of 13-year-old Nambe boy”
“Family & Friends remember Jeremiah Valencia’s life”
“3 arrested for torture, death of 13-year-old boy”
“3 arrested for torture, death of 13-year-old boy”
“Trial testimony audio released for 2003 abuse case”
Sources:
Albuquerque Journal, 30 January, 2018 – “Man, Woman Face Charges in Death of her Teenage Son”
Associated Press, 30 January, 2018 – “Slain Teen Suffered at ‘Hands of a Monster’ Sheriff Says”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 30 January, 2018 – “Details of Murdered Nambe Boy’s Life Remain Scarce”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 30 January, 2018 – “Police Say Slain Teen was Tortured, Kept in Dog Kennel”
Albuquerque Journal, 31 January, 2018 – “Slain Boy Was Kept in Kennel”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 31 January, 2018 – “At Vigil for Slain Teen, Community Faces Troubling Questions and Call for Action”
Albuquerque Journal, 1 February, 2018 – “Vigil Held for Victim of Alleged Torture”
Associated Press, 1 February, 2018 – “Prosecutors Detail Abuse Endured by New Mexico Teen”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 1 February, 2018 – “Legislative Committee Debates Penalty for Fatal Child Abuse”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 1 February, 2018 – “Lead Suspect in Teen’s Death Has Long History of Abusive Behavior”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 1 February, 2018 – “More Details Emerge of Boy’s Dark, Final Days”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 2 February, 2018 – “Court Records, Interviews Detail Violent Record of Suspect in Teen’s Death”
Albuquerque Journal, 3 February, 2018 – “Did Jeremiah Fall Through the Cracks?”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 10 February, 2018 – “Carlos Gilbert School Remembers Jeremiah”
Albuquerque Journal, 7 February, 2018 – “Mother of Slain Boy Booked, Released 22 Times”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 8 February, 2018 – “Hundreds Gather in Pecos to Say Goodbye to Jeremiah Valencia”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 16 February, 2018 – “Grand Jury Indicts Ferguson on First-Degree Murder”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 23 February, 2018 – “Documents Detail Alleged Torture of Slain Boy Jeremiah Valencia”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 1 March, 2018 – “Ferguson Pleads Not Guilty to Abuse, Murder in Boy’s Death in Nambe”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 7 March, 2018 – “Mother of Jeremiah Valencia Indicted by a Grand Jury”
Albuquerque Journal, 1 March, 2018 – “Should Accused Child Torturer Have Been Behind Bars?”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 16 March, 2018 – “Ferguson, Wanted for Absconding, Slipped Through Cracks”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 3 April, 2018 – “Third Suspect in Jeremiah’s Death Indicted on 13 Counts”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 7 April, 2018 – “Child Killings in New Mexico Put Focus on State Agencies”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 11 April, 2018 – “Ferguson Gets Nearly Six Years of Probation Violation”
Albuquerque Journal, 17 April, 2018 – “Son May Have Played a Role in Beating Death”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 27 April, 2018 – “Accused Killer Ferguson Found Dead in Cell”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 30 April, 2018 – “Lawyer Wants Probe in Accused Killer’s Death”
Associated Press, 1 May, 2018 – “Officials Defend Jail Staff After Man’s Apparent Suicide”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 1 May, 2018 – “Ferguson Left Letter Claiming Innocent in Jeremiah’s Death”
Albuquerque Journal, 11 July, 2018 – “Slain Teen Reported Abuse to Relative”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 3 August, 2018 – “Autopsy Confirms Valencia Died of Blunt Force Trauma”
Albuquerque Journal, 5 September, 2018 – “Son, Not Father, May Have Killed Boy”
Albuquerque Journal, 20 September, 2018 – “Jeremiah’s Sister Tells Court How Her Brother Was Killed”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 28 September, 2018 – “Slain Teen Jeremiah Valencia Had Meth, Alcohol in System”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 26 November, 2018 – “Jeremiah the Boy, Not the Way he Died”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 28 November, 2018 – “Mom Takes Plea Deal in Jeremiah’s Death, Will Serve 12 Years in Prison”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 3 December, 2018 – “Details Emerge in Thomas Ferguson’s Death”
Albuquerque Journal, 9 December, 2018 – “Murder Suspect Who Committed Suicide Left Messages Behind”
Albuquerque Journal, 19 March, 2019 – “Student Tracking Bill Inspired by Boy’s Death”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 22 April, 2019 – “Defendant in Valencia Killing May Claim Mental Defect”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 16 August, 2019 – “Nunez Lawyer Looking into Abuse by Father”
Albuquerque Journal, 30 August, 2019 – “More Charges in Torture Killing of 13-Year-Old”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 24 October, 2019 – “Attorney Says Teen Would be Alive if Not for Failures by N.M. Officials”
Albuquerque Journal, 29 October, 2019 – “Negligent Police Agencies, Prosecutors Liable in Boy’s Death”
Albuquerque Journal, 20 March, 2020 – “Plea Deal Taken in Fatal Child Abuse Case”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 27 July, 2020 – “Mother of Slain Nambe Boy Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 12 October, 2021 – “Sentencing Begins for Man who pleaded to Abuse in Boy’s Death”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 13 October, 2021 – “Jordan Nunez’ Defense Emphasizes Mother’s Role in Jeremiah Valencia’s Death”
The Santa Fe New Mexican, 14 October, 2021 – “Experts Disagree over PTSD Diagnosis in Nunez Sentencing”
Albuquerque Journal, 15 October, 2021 – “Jordan Nunez Sentenced to 21 Years in Death of 13-Year-Old Boy”
