After the Martin family went missing, theories obsessed Oregon police, journalists for almost 70 years
But the man who may have broken the case after 67 years never bought the “foul play” theories about what happened to the Martins.
A car pulled from a river may tell what happened to an Oregon family of 5 that went missing in 1958
After two days of dredging, a crane has pulled a Ford station wagon from the Columbia River that officials believe belonged to an Oregon family who disappeared while on a trip 66 years ago.
An Oregon Family Vanished in 1958. Their Car May Have Been Found in a River.
The case of the Martin family’s disappearance has bewildered local residents and investigators for more than six decades — until Friday.
Oregon divers recover portion of submerged station wagon believed to belong to missing Martin family
After two days of false starts and dashed hopes, divers recovered a portion of the station wagon they believe carried the Martin family of Portland on their ill-fated journey through the Columbia River Gorge decades ago.
Car being pulled from Columbia River might have belonged to Oregon family that vanished in 1958
Authorities are pulling submerged vehicles from the Columbia River, including a car thought to have belonged to a Portland couple who vanished in 1958.
Vehicle possibly tied to Oregon family who vanished nearly 70 years ago found at bottom of river
A vehicle authorities believe is possibly tied to a couple and their three children who vanished in 1958 was found this week at the bottom of a river in Oregon.
The Martin family’s 1958 disappearance shocked Oregon; 67 years later, authorities announce break in case
Update: Car’s discovery in Columbia River could end decades of speculation about Martin family disappearance The Hood River Sheriff’s Office announced early Thursday it will attempt to recover a nine-passenger Ford station wagon from the Columbia River that could be linked to a Portland family missing since 1958.
Station wagon possibly tied to Martin Family cold case pulled from Columbia River
The station wagon presumed to be connected to the Martin Family was pulled out Friday afternoon — more than 65 years after their sudden disappearance in 1958. Read online:
Mystery solved? Submerged car from 1950s might belong to missing Oregon family
The vehicle belonging to Ken and Barbara Martin was found last fall by Archer Mayo, a diver who had been looking for it for seven years.
Diver who found car believed to belong to missing Martin family both crestfallen and hopeful
A small crowd of spectators and journalists gathered at the viewpoint at Washington State Historical Marker 19 on Friday to watch a long-awaited moment: the recovery of the car that was believed to be carrying the Martin family when they disappeared in the Columbia River Gorge decades ago.
Oregon family’s mysterious disappearance nearly 70 years ago may soon have answers as divers pull station wagon wreckage from river
The Martin family, who lived in Portland, disappeared after driving to the Columbia River Gorge that December, in search of Christmas greenery to decorate their home, reported The Oregonian.
Major clue discovered in mystery of family-of-five who vanished 67 years ago
Police could be one step closer to discovering why a family-of-five mysteriously disappeared in 1958. Ken and Barbara Martin ...
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‘Significant tip’ in 1958 Martin Family disappearance prompts underwater search
Ken Martin, his wife Barbara and three young girls, Barbara, Virginia and Susan went to the Columbia River Gorge on December ...
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TIMELINE: What we know about the 1958 Martin family disappearance
Ken Martin and his wife Barbara tell family members and their Northeast Portland neighbors the family was going to spend the ...