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Murder In The Rain

An Enduring Mystery

Murder In The Rain

Murder In The Rain

True Crime

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

The Martin Family loaded into their cream-and-red station wagon for a trip up the highway on December 7, 1958. The family was on the hunt for a Christmas tree and greens to make wreaths. From Portland, they drove east into the Columbia River Gorge. Parents Ken(54) and Barbara(48, I know) were in the front, with Ken driving, and their daughters Suzie, Virginia, and Barbie were in the back.

As night fell on the Martins' block, a few neighbors noticed the family hadn't returned. The station wagon wasn't parked under the carport, and the lights inside the home were out. No one was home, and they would never be home again. Five members of the Martin family vanished that day, most of them without a trace.

Episode Host: Josh McCullough

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0:00.0

This is Murder in the Rain, where each week Emily Rowney, Alicia Holland and Josh McCullough tell true crime stories of the Pacific Northwest.

0:17.0

Murder in the Rain contains graphic content, listener discretion is advised. You're going to be.

0:33.0

You know?

0:35.0

You know? You know?

0:37.0

And you know.

0:38.0

And you're And you're And you're Before we get started with today's story I wanted to give an update on the Wilma Acosta case.

0:50.0

Sadly, Wilma was recovered from the water under the St John's Bridge on January 2nd.

0:55.7

The police are maintaining their story, implying she took her own life, but they have also not

1:00.1

fully ruled out foul play, neither has her family.

1:03.4

So for now the family will continue with their own investigation and

1:07.2

await the coroner's report.

1:08.6

We ask that you continue to donate what you can to their go-fund me,

1:12.2

which you can find on our Facebook or in the

1:14.3

searching for Wilma Acosta group, as they are now having to pack up Wilma's life

1:18.4

and make arrangements for her final resting place. They will also continue to seek legal and private investigator services.

1:25.2

I would personally like to thank everyone who joined the group who shared Wilma's story,

1:29.3

who donated, who came out to the searches or vigils, the family has been appreciative of each and every one of you.

1:35.8

I will be doing a full episode on Wilma in the future once we have more answers.

1:40.7

And now to Josh's case.

1:49.0

The Martin family loaded into their cream and red station wagon for a trip up the highway. It was December 7th, 1958, and the family was on the hunt for a Christmas tree and greens to make wreaths.

1:56.1

From Portland they drove east into the Columbia River Gorge.

1:59.5

Parents Ken and Barbara were in the front, with Ken Driving and their daughters Susie, Virginia, and

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