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On a cold Sunday in 1958, the Martin family went for a drive into the Columbia River Gorge and vanished without a trace.
No skid marks. No car. Just silence.
Months later, two bodies surfaced. The rest of the family—and their station wagon—were gone.
Now, 66 years later, a discovery beneath the river’s surface may finally bring answers.
Oregon’s lost Family: The disappearance of The Martin family in 1958, is out now everywhere you listen to Podcasts
Sources:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_family_disappearance
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2025/03/car-recovered-from-columbia-river-likely-belonged-to-the-martins-but-oregon-officials-suspend-search-for-more-evidence.html?outputType=amp
https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/car-columbia-river-no-match-to-martin-family-station-wagon-03242025/amp/
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/us/martin-family-station-wagon-columbia-river.html
https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/news/martin-family-disappearance-a-66-year-cold-case-revisited-with-local-diver-s-evidence/article_d32b4d5c-fe49-11ef-a802-cbb9dfb8afcb.html
https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/timeline-what-we-know-about-the-1958-martin-family-disappearance/amp/
https://people.com/car-found-river-believed-belong-oregon-family-went-missing-nearly-seventy-years-ago-11692775
https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/news/december-marks-65-years-since-portland-family-disappearance/article_cac6a08e-a117-11ee-a684-33ffe0eb092b.html
https://allthatsinteresting.com/lost-martin-family
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On a cold Sunday in 1958, the Martin family went for a drive into the Columbia River Gorge and vanished without a trace.
No skid marks. No car. Just silence.
Months later, two bodies surfaced. The rest of the family—and their station wagon—were gone.
Now, 66 years later, a discovery beneath the river’s surface may finally bring answers.
Oregon’s lost Family: The disappearance of The Martin family in 1958, is out now everywhere you listen to Podcasts
Sources:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_family_disappearance
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2025/03/car-recovered-from-columbia-river-likely-belonged-to-the-martins-but-oregon-officials-suspend-search-for-more-evidence.html?outputType=amp
https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/car-columbia-river-no-match-to-martin-family-station-wagon-03242025/amp/
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/us/martin-family-station-wagon-columbia-river.html
https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/news/martin-family-disappearance-a-66-year-cold-case-revisited-with-local-diver-s-evidence/article_d32b4d5c-fe49-11ef-a802-cbb9dfb8afcb.html
https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/timeline-what-we-know-about-the-1958-martin-family-disappearance/amp/
https://people.com/car-found-river-believed-belong-oregon-family-went-missing-nearly-seventy-years-ago-11692775
https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/news/december-marks-65-years-since-portland-family-disappearance/article_cac6a08e-a117-11ee-a684-33ffe0eb092b.html
https://allthatsinteresting.com/lost-martin-family

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