
A sheriff who disappeared. A priest who recorded what his parishioners whispered. A publisher who turned strange stories into print. And an explorer who somehow appears throughout their records—but left almost nothing of his own behind.
Their names were Tomas Ortega, Miguel Serrano, Lawrence Jackson, and Captain Voss.
They knew one another. They shared drinks. Their paths crossed repeatedly in Mesilla and the surrounding desert.
Decades later, their surviving recordings, diaries, photographs, letters, and reports are beginning to tell a much larger story.
The Mesilla Files is where we put those pieces together.
Some are history. Some are unexplained. And some may change what we thought we knew about Mesilla altogether.
Start exploring the files.

The Mesilla Files (TMF) is an original storytelling universe where history, mystery, adventure, and imagination unite in an ongoing investigation.
Primarily set in the deserts and mountains of the American Southwest, TMF follows the work of the TRC Research Center, CTA (Citizens for the Truth About Aliens), and a growing ensemble of investigators, historians, field researchers, and unforgettable characters as they seek answers to age-old unsolved mysteries.

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Our first serialized TMF audio book is completed.
The Saga of Sheriff Tomas Ortega tells the story of the man behind one of the most important—and mysterious—figures in the Mesilla Files.
The Full Saga is now available, following Ortega from his early years through his arrival in Mesilla, his unlikely appointment as Sheriff, and his growing realization that something very strange is happening in the desert and Organ Mountains.
There are new blog posts several times a week, offering different perspectives on the mysteries, people and discoveries surrounding Mesilla.
The Mesilla Files is a work of fiction created for entertainment purposes. While certain historical locations, events, and individuals may be referenced, all stories, characters, organizations, investigations, reports, artifacts, and narratives presented as part of The Mesilla Files universe are fictional or fictionalized unless otherwise noted. The Mesilla Files is a fictional mystery/storytelling project incorporating real places, history and scientific concepts. Characters and organizations presented within the story may be fictional or portrayed in character.
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