But the man who may have broken the case after 67 years never bought the “foul play” theories about what happened to the ...

The case of the Martin family’s disappearance has bewildered local residents and investigators for more than six decades — ...

Officials are attempting to recover from the Columbia River a Ford station wagon that could be linked to the Martin family.

In December 1958, the typical holiday season in Portland was full of caroling neighbors, school holiday pageants and the hustle and bustle of gift buying. On December 7, it became something else ...

The Ford station wagon that was retrieved from the Columbia River appears to match the one that Ken and Barbara Martin were ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Christmas photo of the Ken Martin family, from left, Barbara, 7 ...

Ken Martin and his wife Barbara tell family members and their Northeast Portland neighbors the family was going to spend the afternoon in the Columbia River Gorg ...

After two days of dredging, a crane has pulled a Ford station wagon from the Columbia River that officials believe belonged to an Oregon family who disappeared while on a trip 66 years ago.

The Martin family, who lived in Portland, disappeared after driving to the Columbia River Gorge that December, in search of Christmas greenery to decorate their home, reported The Oregonian.

Christmas photo of the Ken Martin family from left are, Barbara, 7, Ken, Barbara, Sue, 4 1/2, Donald, 21 and Virginia, 6 in Portland, Or., December 1952. (AP ...

A car found in a river is believed to belong to an Oregon family who went missing nearly 70 years ago, according to local authorities ...

Crews this week pulled the partial remains of a station wagon from the Columbia River Gorge — a vehicle that may have ...