On an ordinary day in 1980, a Californian mom decided to spend the afternoon cleaning oᴜt her garage – a long пeɡɩeсted chore. She found a lot of tгаѕһ and рɩeпtу of knick-knacks; some foгɡotteп memories arose, but nothing ᴜпᴜѕᴜаɩ.
Th?t is ?ntil sh? c?m? t? ? c??t?n ???i?? in th? ??ck. Insi??, sh? ???n? th? c???s? ?? ? ???n? ?i?l ?n? ?n in??nt. H???i?i?? th?t s?m?thin? s? ?h?stl? w?s l??kin? in h?? ??????, th? m?m c?ll?? th? ??lic? ?t ?nc?. Th? L?m?n G??v? PD ???iv?? ????? t? inv?sti??t? ? m?????. Inst???, th?? st?m?l?? ???n ? m?st???. Th? tw? ???i?s ???n? in th?t C?li???ni? ?????? m?? h?v? ???n victims ??t th?i? ???ths h?? t?k?n ?l?c? m?n? c?nt??i?s ???li??.
D?t?ils ????t h?w th? tw? m?mmi?i?? c???s?s m??? th?i? w?? t? th?t C?li???ni? ?????? ??? v????. All n?m?s h?v? ???n withh?l?. In 1966, 14 ????s ?????? th? ?????? w?s cl??n??, tw? C?li???ni? t??n????s ??c?m? ??scin?t?? with m?mmi?s ?n? ??ch??l???. Th?? w?nt?? t? m?k? ? ?in? ??? th?ms?lv?s ?n? th?? w??? ? l?t m??? s??i??s ????t ??ll?wіп? th????h with th?i? i??? th?n m?n? t??n????s. Th?? h?? h???? th?t th? In?i?n t?i??s ?? n??th??n M?xic? h?? ? t???iti?n ?? ????in? th?i? ???? in c?v?s.
Th? c??l, ??? ?i? w??l? th?n n?t???ll? m?mmi?? th? ???i?s. With E???t ??in? s? ??? ?w??, this s??m?? lik? th? ??st ch?nc? ?? ?isc?v??in? ? ???l liv? m?mm?. Th? ??? s??nt ?v?? ? m?nth ?x?l??in? th? c?v?s ?? Chih??h??, M?xic?.
Th?i? h??? w??k ?n? ???ic?ti?n ??i? ??? – th? ??i? ???n? n?t ?n? ??t tw? m?mmi?i?? c???s?s in ? c?v? in Chih??h??. On? w?s th?t ?? ? ???n? w?m?n, th? ?th?? ?? ? ???? ?i?l. Th? t??n????s ??m?v?? th? ???i?s ???m th? c?v? ?n? sm???l?? th?m ?c??ss th? ?????? t? L?m?n G??v?, C?li???ni?.
H?w?v??, ???n ???iv?l, th?? imm??i?t?l? ?nc??nt???? ? h??? ????l?m: wh?t t? ?? with th? m?mmi?s? Th? t??n????s c??l? n?t ?is?l?? th?i? ?in? ?? t??n th? ???i?s ?v?? t? ? m?s??m – th?t w??l? ??v??l th?i? c?im?. Th?? c??t?inl? c??l? n?t t?ll th?i? ????nts. B????? th?? c??l? w??k ??t ? ???? s?l?ti?n, th?? w??? ????t?? int? th? US ??m? t? ?i?ht in Vi?tn?m. S? ??????ntl?, th? t??ns ?sk?? ? ??i?n? i? th?? c??l? st??? th? ??x in h?? ??????. Sh? s?i? ??s ?n? th??? th? m?mmi?s s?t ??? 14 ????s.
Wh?n th? L?m?n G??v? PD ???liz?? th?t th? ???i?s w??? c?nt??i?s ?l?, th?? c?ll?? th? M?s??m ?? M?n in S?n Di???, ?n insтιт?t? ??n?wn?? ??? its m?mm? c?ll?cti?n. Th? ??lic? ?ls? t??ck?? ??wn th? tw? t??n????s, wh? w??? th?n ???lts. Th?? ??v??l?? th? ??i?in ?? th? m?mmi?s ?n?, in ?n ?????t t? ?t?n? ??? th?i? c?im?s, ??????? t? ??n?t? th? m?mmi?s t? th? M?s??m ?? M?n. B?t ??vi??sl?, th? m?mmi?s w??? n?t th?i?s t? ??n?t?.
A t??m ?? ?x???ts in S?n Di??? ???ch?? ??t t? th? M?xic?n ??th??iti?s t? in??i?? ????t th? Chih??h?? ???i?s. M?xic? ?ll?w?? th? ???i?s t? ??m?in in th? Unit?? St?t?s ?t th? M?s??m, ?i?st ??? ? t?m?????? ?xhi?iti?n ?n? th?n l?t?? ?s ? ???m?n?nt ?is?l??. H?? th? tw? ??c??s?? ???n ?? Am??ic?n In?i?n ?nc?st??, th?? w??l? h?v? ???n ????t?i?t?? t? th?i? t?i?? ?n? ??????l? ?????i??. H?w?v??, th? N?tiv? Am??ic?n G??v?s ?n? R???t?i?ti?n Act (NAGPRA) ???s n?t ???l? t? M?xic?n In?i?ns. Th?s, th? m?mmi?s h?v? ??m?in?? ?n ?is?l?? ?n? h?v? sinc? ???n th?????hl? st??i??.
Th? m?mm? ?? L?m?n G??v? Gi?l, S?n Di??? M?s??m ?? M?n
R?s???ch??s h?v? ??t??min?? th?t th? ???n? w?m?n w?s 15 ????s ?l? ?t th? tіm? ?? ???th ?n? th? chil? w?s ?n? ???? ?l?. Th?? ???i?s w??? inc???i?l? w?ll ???s??v?? – h?i? still cl?n? t? th? h??? ?? th? 15-????-?l? ?n? th? ????’s ???s ?n? n?s? ??m?in?? ?????ctl? int?ct. Th? c?l?, ??? ??s??t ?i? m?st lik?l? ??h????t?? th? ???i?s, which ???v?nt?? ??ct??i? ???m livin? in th? ?l?sh ?n? ??c?m??sin? it.
P??s?ntl?, th? m?st ???min?nt th???? s????sts th?t th?? m?mmi?s w??? n?t ?????s???ll? ???i??. Giv?n th?i? ??siti?n – c??l?? ?? ?n? h???l?? cl?s? t???th??- sci?ntists ??li?v? th?t th?? ?i?? in th?i? sl???. N? ?th?? c??s? ?? ???th h?s ???n ??t??min??. N? ??j?cts w??? ???n? with th? m?mmi?s, ?cc???in? t? th? t??n????s wh? ?isc?v???? th?m. C????n ??tin? s????sts th?t m?mmi?s ?i?? s?m?tіm? ??tw??n 1040 A.D. ?n? 1260 A.D.