Ep 107: Michelle Martinko - Forever 18

Court Junkie

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True Crime, News, Talk Radio, Government

4.8 • 8.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2020

⏱️ 81 minutes

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In 1979, 18-year-old Michelle Martinko went missing after visiting a local mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Her body was found shortly after, in her abandoned car in the parking lot, but it would take nearly 40 years to bring her alleged killer to trial. Sponsors in this episode: - Bombas - Give a pair of socks when you buy a pair, and get 20% percent off your first purchase at Bombas.com/court. - Feals - Become a member today by going to Feals.com/Junkie and you'll get 50% off your first order with free shipping. - Best Fiends - With over 100 million downloads and tons of five-star reviews, Best Fiends is a must-play! Download Best Fiends FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. - Policygenius - Policygenius makes finding the right life insurance a breeze. In minutes you can compare quotes from the top insurers to find your best price. Visit policygenius.com. This episode was researched and written by Jennifer Tintner. Follow Jennifer on Twitter @JenniferTintner. Please consider supporting Court Junkie with as little as $3 a month via Patreon.com/CourtJunkie to receive ad-free episodes. Help support Court Junkie with $6 a month and get access to bonus monthly episodes. Follow me on Twitter @CourtJunkiePod or Instagram at CourtJunkie

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0:00.0	over the course of the next two weeks or so.
0:04.0	You're going to go on a journey back in time.
0:09.0	The evidence in this case will take you to the year 1979,
0:14.0	specifically six days before Christmas,
0:18.0	December 19, 1979.
0:21.0	Michelle Martinko was a girl out on the town.
0:27.0	In 1979, 18-year-old Michelle Martinko was in her senior year at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
0:37.0	And on December 19, she was headed to a Christmas banquet for her school concert choir at a local hotel.
0:44.0	She had the adorable little rabbit for coat and she'd do her hair up.
0:50.0	And what I referred to as the ferrofoset flip and she'd do her hair make-up.
0:57.0	And we're a pretty dress and that's very typical of how she dressed up if she was going out.
1:06.0	Michelle left the banquet and headed to the Westdale Mall to pick up a coat her mother put on layaway for her.
1:12.0	When she got there, she ran into a group of fellow students who had also just left.
1:18.0	I think about the time that we did come out of the store, a friend of hers and a friend of his,
1:25.0	we did run into them out of the mall.
1:28.0	Michelle had been spotted by her ex-boyfriend, Andy Cidell.
1:32.0	Andy says he thought Michelle was at her choir banquet, so he thought it was the perfect time to buy her Christmas present.
1:39.0	Well, Marie and I went down on her. Remember if we went down on stairs, I think there was an escalator there.
1:44.0	I don't remember which route we took, but just went down towards it.
1:48.0	Hey, wasn't expecting to see you here.
1:51.0	I'm going to go back up and go get your gift.
1:56.0	Please don't follow me.
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