Part of Our Route 66 Everytown Collection | Budville Edition
Budville, New Mexico: The Bloodville Murders
About 46 miles west of Albuquerque, a weathered trading post still stands beside an old alignment of Route 66 in Cibola County, New Mexico. Budville carries one of the Mother Road's most sobering true stories.
Reflect on Budville's place in Route 66 history with a vintage-inspired tee that honors the towns, landmarks and communities that made the Mother Road legendary.
Part of the Route 66 Everytown Collection: one tee for every town that ever called the road home. Start with Budville, then collect the entire route.
T-Shirt Details & Features
- Bella+Canvas 3001 unisex tee, true to size (see size charts in product image gallery)
- Solid colors: 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton
- Heather colors: 52% cotton, 48% polyester
- Black Heather: 90% cotton, 10% polyester
- Side seams for structure, tear-away label for comfort
- Printed and fulfilled in the USA
- Free U.S. shipping on orders of $25 or more, applied automatically!
About Budville, New Mexico: A Trading Post and an Unsolved Case
This stretch of road crosses country that has been home to the Pueblos of Laguna and Acoma for centuries. Cubero native Howard Neal "Bud" Rice and his wife Flossie built a garage here that grew into the Budville Trading Company, with gas, groceries, repairs and the only wrecker on the 38 miles between the Rio Puerco and Grants. As justice of the peace, Rice became known as "The Law West of the Rio Puerco."
On the night of November 18, 1967, a gunman shot and killed Bud Rice and Blanche Brown, an 82-year-old retired schoolteacher who clerked at the store. Flossie was robbed and tied up but survived. A Navy sailor was wrongly jailed for 18 days before being cleared, and a second suspect was acquitted at trial in 1969. No one was ever convicted, and the town picked up the grim nickname "Bloodville." Read the full story of the Budville murders on our blog.
Head east to Paraje and Laguna or west through Cubero and San Fidel to Grants.
Care Instructions
- Machine wash: cold (max 90°F / 30°C)
- Tumble dry: low heat
- Non-chlorine bleach as needed
- Iron or steam: medium heat
- Do NOT dry clean
Bring a piece of Budville home. Wear a piece of the Mother Road's history. Add this tee to your cart, then explore every New Mexico town on Route 66.
