Evelyn Martin (nurse)

Evelyn Martin (born 1924), a resident of 10th Court in College Hills in Birmingham, has been missing, along with her husband, John, and grandson Ryan J. Evans, since June 13, 2006.

She 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.

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 is now serving time for a string of carjackings. He was also charged with killing 91-year-old church deacon Walter Hill, but those charges were later dropped. Charges in the disappearance of the Martins have not yet been filed. Another 18-year-old, Lovell Watkins, in jail for unrelated charges, was later named a "person of interest" in the case.

Rewards totalling $130,000 have been 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.

References

• Robinson, Carol (September 5, 2006) "'It's not old news. Not to us.'" Birmingham News