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The Martin Family took a day trip on a beautiful December day to gather greenery for Christmas decorations. The All-American Family led by father, Kenneth Martin, 54, Mother, Barbara,48, and their three daughters, 14-year-old Barbara - they called her "Barbie", 13-year-old, Virginia, and 11-year-old Susan. An older son, Donald, 28, was not with the family as he was serving in the US Navy stationed in New York. While out on their family day of fun, something strange happened..... the Martin family vanished. Searches were launched, interviews conducted and a reward was offered, but no luck, the Martin family was gone. Six months later, two of the girls bodies showed up in the river, but they were so decomposed dental identification was used. Were the Martin's murdered? Hunted for Sport? Was it a tragic accident? Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack take a ride with Doc and Marty back to 1958 to uncover the mystery of the Martin Family disappearance.
Transcribe Highlights
00:00.16 Introduction - Travel
02:17.35 Family vanishes in 1958
05:12.31 Martin Family outing
10:47.78 River could move car a long way
15:18.32 First bodies found after 6 months
20:05.82 Looking for bullet track
25:14.77 Diving expert finds car
30:17.46 Expert understanding of vehicle
35:29.27 Getting vehicle out of the water
39:46.01 Conclusion
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As Luigi Mangione waits for a September 8, state trial date, he celebrated his birthday behind bars. Donors continue to pad his defense fund which now tops $1.5 million dollars. Mangione is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024, and is preparing for back-to-back trials in New York. His federal trial begins October 13. A New York judge recently issued a split ruling regarding what evidence prosecutors can use at his trial. The judge ruled that the initial warrantless search of Mangione’s backpack at a Pennsylvania McDonald's was improper, suppressing items like a gun magazine, cell phone, passport, and wallet from the state trial. However, the judge determined that a subsequent search of the bag at the police station was a valid inventory search. This allows prosecutors to present a 3D-printed pistol and a notebook containing statements about targeting health insurance executives. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to all state and federal charges. He faces up to life in prison if convicted.
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Missing mom Maya Millete VANISHES planning daughter's birthday party. Now, her 40-year-old husband, Larry, has been arrested and charged with her murder, but her body is still missing.
The 39-year-old mom of three has been missing since January 2021. Larry Millete tells police they had an argument on January 7, 2021. That's the last time Maya was seen.
Reports say the husband allegedly devised a murder-for-hire plot targeting his wife’s suspected boyfriend. A source tells Fox News that they frequently heard Larry Millete discuss paying $20,000 to kill Maya Millete's Alleged beau.
Reports indicate that Maya Millete had scheduled an appointment with a divorce attorney the same day she disappeared. She tells family members, "If anything happened to me, it would be Larry.”
Prosecutors believe her. Husband Larry Millete charged with murder, now on trial at the South County courthouse in Chula Vista.
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A federal grand jury issues a superseding indictment against Anna Kepner's stepbrother and alleged killer, Timothy Hudson, adding a charge of sexual assault alongside premeditated murder. Despite the brutal nature of the crime, Hudson remains free on pre-trial release under GPS monitoring at an uncle's home. Anna's father says his grief is taking a toll, emotions running high after accepting Anna's high school diploma on her behalf. Chris Kepner says he will not attend his stepson's trial unless he must, unable to think about the cruise cabin where he pulled his daughter's naked body from under a bunk bed. Nancy and an expert panel dissect shocking allegations of missed warning signs, including prior alerts from an ex-boyfriend about the Hudson's obsessive behavior and reports that Anna’s biological brother was locked out of the cabin after hearing screams. As the defense secures a trial delay from June to September, a critical bond hearing looms at the end of May.
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While Alexis Nelson's body has not been found, her husband is now charged with her murder. Former conversion therapy proponent accused of trying to meet a 14-year-old boy for sex. An ominous phone call revealed a kidnapping and execution plot in Chicago. Sydney Silvagni reports.
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Coincidence or conspiracy? The number of missing and dead U.S. space scientists now at 17. Now we learn The White House and FBI are investigating this string of suspicious deaths and disappearances individuals involved in classified aerospace, nuclear, and defense research. From deep research into anti-gravity jet propulsion, into special alloys made for high-intensity heat and so much more that that is outside the normal realm of expertise. Is there a connection between the victims?
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Popular influencer Gabriela "Gabbie" Gonzalez, her father, and her new boyfriend implicated in murder for hire plot. Colorado toddler beaten to death on "punishment" stay with godfather. Sydney Silvagni reports.
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Actor Matthew Perry wrote about his issues with addiction to alcohol and drugs. In his memoir, he said he began drinking at 14 and was an alcoholic by 18. Perry first went to rehab and completed a 28-day program at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation after a jet-ski accident led to an addiction to Vicodin. In his 2022 memoir, "Friends, Lovers, and the Big, Terrible Thing," Perry claimed to have been to rehab 15 times, detoxed 65 times, and spent about $7 to $9 million trying to get sober. Perry also spent 5-months in the hospital after his colon burst from prolonged opioid abuse.
Two years after his near-death experience, Perry goes to a Rehab facility in Switzerland. He wrote that he faked pain symptoms to get Oxycontin during COVID. He was also getting daily Ketamine infusions. The Ketamine use after treatment led to his death. Five people where charged in connection with Perry's overdose death. Now, one of those who sold Ketamine to Perry gets a slap on the wrist from the court. Eric Flemming sentenced to 24 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release.
According to prosecutors, Fleming admitted he distributed the ketamine, obtained from so-called "Ketamine Queen" Jasveen Sangha. Fleming also admitted to distributing 50 vials of ketamine to Perry's live-in personal assistant.
On October 28, Matthew Perry went to his country club to play a game of Pickleball with friends. Perry returned to his home after the game and was seen by his assistant, who was leaving the house to run errands. At 4 p.m., the assistant returned home and found Perry floating face down in the heated end of the pool.
Paramedics pulled Perry out of the pool and pronounced him dead at the scene.
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Brian Hooker, an American man whose wife Lynette Hooker disappeared in the Bahamas. After vowing to "never stop searching" for his missing wife, husband Brian Hooker left the islands, returning he said to care for his ailing mother. He has not returned to the Bahamas to look for his wife. The U.S. Coast Guard has seized the couple's 46-foot sailboat, Soulmate as evidence and is conducting an active criminal investigation.
New information is coming out that mysterious lights and large splash was heard coming from the boat. What happened to Lynette Hooker?
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