Caitlin

I think the thing with Donald is that it's a bunch of little things that kind of add up together because there's like another thing about him where he had a mutual friend with Lester Price. So there is a connection of him and one of the ex-cons. And that was this guy named Wayne. And Wayne had worked with Donald at Meyer and Frank around the time that Donald was arrested.

There's a lot of string that starts going up to Donald.

There's a lot of string that starts going up to Donald.

There's a lot of string that starts going up to Donald.

I agree. So on December 28th, news reports start coming out on an ex-convict's abandoned car and the potential connection to the disappearance of the Martin family. So the car is presented as, quote, the most valuable clue in the Martin case yet by Oregonian reporter Jerry Pratt, who interviewed a local sheriff.

I agree. So on December 28th, news reports start coming out on an ex-convict's abandoned car and the potential connection to the disappearance of the Martin family. So the car is presented as, quote, the most valuable clue in the Martin case yet by Oregonian reporter Jerry Pratt, who interviewed a local sheriff.

I agree. So on December 28th, news reports start coming out on an ex-convict's abandoned car and the potential connection to the disappearance of the Martin family. So the car is presented as, quote, the most valuable clue in the Martin case yet by Oregonian reporter Jerry Pratt, who interviewed a local sheriff.

And the sheriff didn't name the ex-con connected with the car, but he said that he'd been in Oregon State Penitentiary for forging a check. And he said that the ex-con was also a hobbyist photographer who may have seen Ken Martin's 8mm film cameras. And these details aren't super important, but they seemed like they might have been at the time.

And the sheriff didn't name the ex-con connected with the car, but he said that he'd been in Oregon State Penitentiary for forging a check. And he said that the ex-con was also a hobbyist photographer who may have seen Ken Martin's 8mm film cameras. And these details aren't super important, but they seemed like they might have been at the time.

And the sheriff didn't name the ex-con connected with the car, but he said that he'd been in Oregon State Penitentiary for forging a check. And he said that the ex-con was also a hobbyist photographer who may have seen Ken Martin's 8mm film cameras. And these details aren't super important, but they seemed like they might have been at the time.

So on the next day, December 29th, the newspaper publicly names both ex-cons and it shows the mugshot of a man named Lester Price. So the investigation turns to focus on those ex-cons, Lester Price and Roy Light, the abandoned Chevy and various theories about foul play. Did the ex-cons make the Martins disappear? Did someone hire them to kill the family?

So on the next day, December 29th, the newspaper publicly names both ex-cons and it shows the mugshot of a man named Lester Price. So the investigation turns to focus on those ex-cons, Lester Price and Roy Light, the abandoned Chevy and various theories about foul play. Did the ex-cons make the Martins disappear? Did someone hire them to kill the family?

So on the next day, December 29th, the newspaper publicly names both ex-cons and it shows the mugshot of a man named Lester Price. So the investigation turns to focus on those ex-cons, Lester Price and Roy Light, the abandoned Chevy and various theories about foul play. Did the ex-cons make the Martins disappear? Did someone hire them to kill the family?

And around this time, witnesses in Los Angeles claim they saw Lester Price in town through December 9th, so he couldn't have been in Oregon to cross paths with the Martin family on December 7th. And there's more information about what happened to Roy and Lester, but they were ultimately forgotten as suspects in this case.

And around this time, witnesses in Los Angeles claim they saw Lester Price in town through December 9th, so he couldn't have been in Oregon to cross paths with the Martin family on December 7th. And there's more information about what happened to Roy and Lester, but they were ultimately forgotten as suspects in this case.

And around this time, witnesses in Los Angeles claim they saw Lester Price in town through December 9th, so he couldn't have been in Oregon to cross paths with the Martin family on December 7th. And there's more information about what happened to Roy and Lester, but they were ultimately forgotten as suspects in this case.

But before we move on, there's one really important note that I want to make. And that's that Roy Light allegedly carjacked someone by hiding in the backseat under a blanket and surprising them. And if that was his M.O., it seems like it could have been something that happened to the Martin family as well. Hiding in the backseat and then the family comes in and you're able to carjack them.

But before we move on, there's one really important note that I want to make. And that's that Roy Light allegedly carjacked someone by hiding in the backseat under a blanket and surprising them. And if that was his M.O., it seems like it could have been something that happened to the Martin family as well. Hiding in the backseat and then the family comes in and you're able to carjack them.

But before we move on, there's one really important note that I want to make. And that's that Roy Light allegedly carjacked someone by hiding in the backseat under a blanket and surprising them. And if that was his M.O., it seems like it could have been something that happened to the Martin family as well. Hiding in the backseat and then the family comes in and you're able to carjack them.

I think it was a woman that he carjacked. I can't remember the specific details, but he got in trouble with the law a lot throughout his life. So there were probably other times that he ran into sheriffs. So at some point in either late December or early January, we get our next major clue. Tire tracks.