Wheeler CowperthwaiteFor the Alamogordo News A Cloudcroft woman will spend 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for killing her husband in 2025. Deana Thetford, 61, pleaded ...

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – Deana Thetford will spend 18 years in prison after prosecutors said she killed her husband, hid his body for months and forged messages to cover it up. The 12th Judicial District ...

CLOUDCROFT, N.M.(KRQE) – A Cloudcroft woman has been sentenced to prison for killing her husband. Deana Thetford entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder, tampering with evidence, and forgery in ...

Cloudcroft Municipal Schools contains 3 schools and 426 students. The district’s minority enrollment is 30%. Also, 31.7% of students are economically disadvantaged. The student body at the schools ...

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