The K-Bay Killings: Who Murdered Rocky Padilla & Larry Martens?
From APB Cold Case by Mark Spawn
January 14, 2026 · 46 min · Season 2 · Episode 203
About this episode
The episode explores the unsolved murders of two U.S. Marines in 1980 and the potential for modern forensic science to uncover the truth.
In September 1980, two young U.S. Marines—Lance Corporal Rodney “Rocky” Padilla, 19 and Lance Corporal Larry Martens, 21—left Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay for a night on the town. Hours later their bodies were found in a remote beach park, beaten and shot in a brutal crime that has never been solved. Investigators believe there is at least one witness who has remained silent for decades. Could that witness and modern forensic science finally solve this cold case?
People in this episode
Host: Mark Spawn
Topics covered
- cold case
- true crime
- forensic science
- unsolved murder
- witness testimony
Keywords
- K-Bay killings
- Rocky Padilla
- Larry Martens
- unsolved case
- forensic science
- witness
- murder
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay
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