The Brutal Murder of Emil Martens

About this episode

This episode explores the brutal murder of Emil Martens in 1963 and the subsequent investigation that left many questions unanswered.

1963 - Wytopitlock, Maine. In April of 1963, a violent discovery was made inside a tiny, one-room cabin in the woods off Route 2A in Aroostook County. 68-year-old Emil Andrew Martens was found brutally beaten to death, setting off a brief and fragmented investigation that produced a swirl of suspects, rumors, and unanswered questions. Today, Emil Martens’ name does not appear on any official unsolved case lists in Maine. His life, his death, and the circumstances surrounding a brutal crime remain largely forgotten—buried in history… until now. This is the life and death of Emil Martens. Episode sources and photos: https://murdershetold.com/episodes/emil-martens Support the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.murdershetold.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@murdershetoldpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@murdershetold⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/mstpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠murdershetold.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Kristen Seavey

Topics covered

• true crime
• unsolved cases
• historical crime
• investigation
• murder

Keywords

• Emil Martens
• murder
• Wytopitlock
• Maine
• true crime
• unsolved cases
• Aroostook County
• investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Wytopitlock, Maine, Aroostook County

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