Jennifer Amell

Martin was also struck in the chest with a blunt object, causing bruising over her third rib. Scratches and bruises on her side suggested her body had been dragged. Finally, two hairs were found on her body, one on her stomach, the other on her foot. End quote. These two hairs have never been identified. Later that same day, on May 21, 1984, state police officers canvassed Heidi's neighborhood.

Martin was also struck in the chest with a blunt object, causing bruising over her third rib. Scratches and bruises on her side suggested her body had been dragged. Finally, two hairs were found on her body, one on her stomach, the other on her foot. End quote. These two hairs have never been identified. Later that same day, on May 21, 1984, state police officers canvassed Heidi's neighborhood.

A list of local offenders was drawn up pretty quickly. Yet it was Jeff Cable, the state trooper who had rescued Steve, Joe, Barry, and his brother from the rain that night, who put forward the name of a local vagabond. Delbert Tallman. Delbert was a short, thin young man of 21 with curly brown hair and usually dressed in dirty jeans and flannels.

A list of local offenders was drawn up pretty quickly. Yet it was Jeff Cable, the state trooper who had rescued Steve, Joe, Barry, and his brother from the rain that night, who put forward the name of a local vagabond. Delbert Tallman. Delbert was a short, thin young man of 21 with curly brown hair and usually dressed in dirty jeans and flannels.

He had a slow, easy manner of speaking and his family lived in nearby Windsor. Delbert had a few scrapes of the law, too. When he was 16, Delbert was charged with lewd conduct with a child, as well as petty theft, trespassing, and criminal mischief.

He had a slow, easy manner of speaking and his family lived in nearby Windsor. Delbert had a few scrapes of the law, too. When he was 16, Delbert was charged with lewd conduct with a child, as well as petty theft, trespassing, and criminal mischief.

And then, a part-time Windsor police officer named Robert Mattson told Vermont State Police detectives that he himself had seen Delbert Tallman between 2 and 3 p.m. on that Sunday, quote, coming out of the woods near Martinsville Road. That was enough for Michael Clare, who was a detective with Vermont State Police alongside of his brother, Ted.

And then, a part-time Windsor police officer named Robert Mattson told Vermont State Police detectives that he himself had seen Delbert Tallman between 2 and 3 p.m. on that Sunday, quote, coming out of the woods near Martinsville Road. That was enough for Michael Clare, who was a detective with Vermont State Police alongside of his brother, Ted.

That same night, around 9 p.m., and this is still May 21st, the day Heidi's body was found, the brothers arrested Delbert Tallman in South Royalton for the murder of Heidi Martin. He was brought into custody at the Bethel State Police barracks. I've reached out to Delbert's defense attorney, Robert Kiner, and you'll get to hear from him in next week's episode.

That same night, around 9 p.m., and this is still May 21st, the day Heidi's body was found, the brothers arrested Delbert Tallman in South Royalton for the murder of Heidi Martin. He was brought into custody at the Bethel State Police barracks. I've reached out to Delbert's defense attorney, Robert Kiner, and you'll get to hear from him in next week's episode.

But Kiner doesn't know where his client is. He told me Delbert was in Florida for several years, and then he said he heard that Delbert was possibly living in some kind of halfway house back in Vermont. Nobody's talked to him in years. April has carried around this secret suspicion her whole life. It's unthinkable. Could a father really kill his daughter and get away with it?

But Kiner doesn't know where his client is. He told me Delbert was in Florida for several years, and then he said he heard that Delbert was possibly living in some kind of halfway house back in Vermont. Nobody's talked to him in years. April has carried around this secret suspicion her whole life. It's unthinkable. Could a father really kill his daughter and get away with it?

I have loose alibis for nearly everyone around Heidi. Her neighbors, her friends, her brothers, her mother, but not her father. Where was Barry Martin that afternoon? So my job is not to take April at her word. It's to report a factual story. April has brought up serious questions that need to be answered.

I have loose alibis for nearly everyone around Heidi. Her neighbors, her friends, her brothers, her mother, but not her father. Where was Barry Martin that afternoon? So my job is not to take April at her word. It's to report a factual story. April has brought up serious questions that need to be answered.

And while it's usually the police's job to gather evidence, they thought they got their guy back in 84. Because they arrested Delbert Tallman so quickly... they didn't really do an investigation. In fact, police never interviewed Barry, and he never gave an account of his whereabouts that day. Who killed Heidi Martin? And is her case actually connected to the Connecticut River Valley killer?

And while it's usually the police's job to gather evidence, they thought they got their guy back in 84. Because they arrested Delbert Tallman so quickly... they didn't really do an investigation. In fact, police never interviewed Barry, and he never gave an account of his whereabouts that day. Who killed Heidi Martin? And is her case actually connected to the Connecticut River Valley killer?

Let's find out. I'm at home one day when my phone rings. It's a number I don't recognize. The voice on the other end is male, and it's kind of garbled. And then he says this. It's Delbert Tallman. I'm calling from the woods. I scramble to get my recorder. What did you see that day? You don't think about it anymore?

Let's find out. I'm at home one day when my phone rings. It's a number I don't recognize. The voice on the other end is male, and it's kind of garbled. And then he says this. It's Delbert Tallman. I'm calling from the woods. I scramble to get my recorder. What did you see that day? You don't think about it anymore?

But something you remember could help, Heidi.

But something you remember could help, Heidi.