Are Eugene Martin & Johnny Gosch Still Missing?

Who Killed...?

Bill Huffman

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

3.8 • 595 Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Eugene was last seen between 5:30 and 6:00 a.m. on August 12, 1984 in his hometown of Des Moines, Iowa. He was preparing to start delivering his morning newspaper route at the time. He normally delivered the papers with his older stepbrother, but his stepbrother was not with him that day. Witnesses saw Eugene talking to a man between 5:00 and 5:15 a.m. at southwest 12th Street and Highview Drive. The man is described as clean-cut, and he appeared to be in his thirties. He has never been identified. They were reportedly engaged in friendly conversation. SOURCES: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81885830/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/546159760/?terms=Eugene%20Martin&match=1 http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/8dmia.html https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/eugene-martin-case-remains-open-after-31-years/524-02cb76a5-43bd-4297-af0d-5275df5aee9e https://charleyproject.org/case/eugene-wade-martin https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/johnny-gosch/ https://www.radioiowa.com/2017/07/20/johnny-goschs-red-wagon-to-be-displayed-at-iowa-state-fair/ https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2012/04/etan-patz-case-why-did-dairies-put-missing-children-on-their-milk-cartons.html Websleuths.com National Center for Missing & Exploited Children “AROUND THE NATION: Des Moines Man Sought In Boy’s Disappearance,” The New York Times, Aug. 15, 1984 “Missing Newspaper Boy’s Father Dies,” KCCI.com, Dec. 29, 2010 Donald J Martin (1945 – 2010) – Find A Grave Memorial “Cold Case: Des Moines paperboy Eugene Martin,” by Aaron Brilbeck, WHO-TV Channel 13 Des Moines, July 8, 2010 “Hansen: 25 years later, Eugene Martin case still haunts,” The Des Moines Register, Aug. 12, 2009 “New Picture Released In 25-Year-Old Case,” KCCI.com, Aug. 5, 2009 “Years drag on for parents of missing boys,” by Rod Boshart, The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Saturday, August 12, 1989 “Gosch, Martin only ‘stranger abduction’ cases on missing list,” by Rod Boshart, The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Saturday, August 12, 1989 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hvTC_i6aDQ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/dru51z/eugene_martin_and_johnny_gosch_case/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Slow Burn Media and Bill Huffman present, Who Killed?
0:04.0	A podcast that provides a voice for the voiceless.
0:08.0	Donald Martin has worked at an auto body repair shop for the past four months.
0:13.0	He says the work takes his mind off of other things, like his son Gene.
0:17.0	After Gene disappeared on August 12th in 1984, Don says he suffered from torturous sorrow, which just gets worse every year.
0:24.8	In the long run, it's a little worse now than what it was, because the longer it goes, the worse it gets.
0:29.7	And it seems like every year it just gets a little bit harder to cope with.
0:33.9	Three years ago today, Gene Martin left home to go on his paper route.
0:42.3	He was last seen at 5 o'clock in the morning at his delivery corner at Southwest 14th in Highview. Police responded immediately, calming through the city in search of a body or any clues that could lead them to Jean.
0:48.3	And three years later, police say the investigation is not closed.
0:52.3	It continues to be a very important case to the
0:54.9	Des Moines Police Department we are not getting the volume of leads and we once
0:59.9	spent two years occasionally we do get a lead and we'll follow up on that
1:05.7	news story as we keep the case was remarkably similar to the Johnny Gosh case.
1:13.8	Both boys were 13 and both were delivering the Sunday paper.
1:16.0	Johnny Gosh would be 19 now.
1:19.1	Eugene Martin's 17th birthday is next Tuesday.
1:25.1	Hello and welcome to episode 121 of Who Killed.
1:31.0	I'm your host of Bill Huffman and this is a slow burn media podcast.
1:37.8	On this week's episode, we'll be covering not one case, but two, one of which most of you are familiar with, while the other seems to have been forgotten along the way. As fans of
1:43.8	true crime shows and podcasts, I'm pretty sure you're familiar with the case of
1:48.7	Johnny Gosh.
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