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'''Evelyn Martin''' (born [[1924]]), a resident of [[10th Court]] in [[College Hills]] in [[Birmingham]], | '''Evelyn Martin''' (born [[1924]]), a resident of [[10th Court]] in [[College Hills]] in [[Birmingham]], went missing, along with her husband, [[John Martin|John]], and grandson [[Ryan J. Evans]], on [[June 13]], [[2006]]. Their bodies were discovered in a wooded area near [[Bessemer]] in December [[2006]]. | ||
== History == | |||
Evelyn and John married in [[1938]]. She worked as a nurse while he was employed by the U. S. Postal Service. They are both retired, and active at [[Green Liberty Baptist Church]] in [[Titusville]], where John served as a deacon and Evelyn sang in the choir. The couple have three children, two sons, one named E. T., and a daughter, Tammy Duff. Martin had two hip replacement surgeries in recent years. | |||
A few days after they were reported missing by family members, Police searched the home and found trace blood stains in a recliner, which led to the suspicion of foul play. | A few days after they were reported missing by family members, Police searched the home and found trace blood stains in a recliner, which led to the suspicion of foul play. | ||
[[ | Rewards totalling $130,000 were offered by Tuscaloosa businessman [[Stan Pate]], [[Barber's Dairy]], the State of [[Alabama]], and others for the family's safe return, or for information leading to the arrests of suspects in connection with their disappearance. | ||
On [[December 13]], [[2006]], Evelyn's body was found in an overgrown ravine just off [[Alabama Highway 150]] near Bessemer. It was lodged under a bridge over the creek. After her body was identified, officers returned to search the ravine on [[December 15]]. They found John's and Ryan's bodies about 100 yards from where Evelyn's had been. | |||
[[Derrol Shaw]], 18, who may have been living secretly in their basement, was captured close to the 1600 block of [[1st Avenue South]], where police found Martin's 2005 Toyota Camry. Shaw has been charged with capital murder in the deaths of Evans and the Martins and is already serving time for a string of carjackings. He is also charged with killing 91-year-old church deacon [[Walter Hill]]. Another 18-year-old, Lovell Watkins, in jail for unrelated charges, was later named a "person of interest" in the case. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Robinson, Carol (September 5, 2006) "'It's not old news. Not to us.'" ''Birmingham News'' | * Robinson, Carol. (September 5, 2006). "'It's not old news. Not to us.'" ''The Birmingham News''. | ||
* Gordon, Robert K. and Carol Robinson. (December 15, 2006). "Bodies of missing Martin family believed found." ''Birmingham News'' Breaking News Blog. Quoted in Dre's Ramblings (December 15, 2007 [http://dresramblings.wordpress.com/2006/12/15/745/]), accessed September 18, 2007. | |||
* Velasco, Eric. (September 18, 2007). "Prosecutors: Shaw killed to cover crimes." ''The Birmingham News''. | |||
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Revision as of 12:02, 18 September 2007
Evelyn Martin (born 1924), a resident of 10th Court in College Hills in Birmingham, went missing, along with her husband, John, and grandson Ryan J. Evans, on June 13, 2006. Their bodies were discovered in a wooded area near Bessemer in December 2006.
History
Evelyn and John married in 1938. She worked as a nurse while he was employed by the U. S. Postal Service. They are both retired, and active at Green Liberty Baptist Church in Titusville, where John served as a deacon and Evelyn sang in the choir. The couple have three children, two sons, one named E. T., and a daughter, Tammy Duff. Martin had two hip replacement surgeries in recent years.
A few days after they were reported missing by family members, Police searched the home and found trace blood stains in a recliner, which led to the suspicion of foul play.
Rewards totalling $130,000 were offered by Tuscaloosa businessman Stan Pate, Barber's Dairy, the State of Alabama, and others for the family's safe return, or for information leading to the arrests of suspects in connection with their disappearance.
On December 13, 2006, Evelyn's body was found in an overgrown ravine just off Alabama Highway 150 near Bessemer. It was lodged under a bridge over the creek. After her body was identified, officers returned to search the ravine on December 15. They found John's and Ryan's bodies about 100 yards from where Evelyn's had been.
Derrol Shaw, 18, who may have been living secretly in their basement, was captured close to the 1600 block of 1st Avenue South, where police found Martin's 2005 Toyota Camry. Shaw has been charged with capital murder in the deaths of Evans and the Martins and is already serving time for a string of carjackings. He is also charged with killing 91-year-old church deacon Walter Hill. Another 18-year-old, Lovell Watkins, in jail for unrelated charges, was later named a "person of interest" in the case.
References
- Robinson, Carol. (September 5, 2006). "'It's not old news. Not to us.'" The Birmingham News.
- Gordon, Robert K. and Carol Robinson. (December 15, 2006). "Bodies of missing Martin family believed found." Birmingham News Breaking News Blog. Quoted in Dre's Ramblings (December 15, 2007 [1]), accessed September 18, 2007.
- Velasco, Eric. (September 18, 2007). "Prosecutors: Shaw killed to cover crimes." The Birmingham News.