48: Beneath The Icy Depths: The Mysterious Disappearance of the Martin Family

On December 7th, 1958, Ken Martin, his wife Barbara, and their three young daughters drove east of Portland to get a Christmas tree and were never seen again. What initially appears to be an accident, starts to feel sinister as more is revealed.
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[@HappyMuppetFilm]

Started listening around Thanksgiving. And ive enjoyed every single episode

[@LisaGallegos]

Same!

[@TheSapphicWitch]

Me too! A little after Halloween!

[@jasper5675]

I live right next to the Columbia! About 2 hours from where the car was found. So trippy 😮

[@melissabell6881]

Sending love from Texas!! Merry Christmas

[@lilyapps6487]

Love from just above Sydney❤️

[@SKSmith125]

What anout the dad? Who else would come back the next moring for important papers? Of course 2 criminals with connection to the family being there, absolutely had something to do with it, but maybe it was the father they helped not the son?

[@kylemiller8783]

Wait...... Wasn't Donald gay? Or did I hear that wrong?

[@Annabeths_SwiftieAccount]

He was gay

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See you 2024! 🎉 Happy Holidays