Chapter 1: What is the significance of disc golf in the narrator's family?
My name is Madeline Martin. I am from Lexington, North Carolina, from a very small area. And I am going to jump in and tell you all about my story. Let's hear it. Because it's crazy. Okay, so I have two siblings. I have a brother and a sister. We grew up very normal, very, you know, everything was... We just were living, you know, everything was fine.
And then when we were probably, my dad was trying to find something that like we could do as a family group, like bowling or something like that, that we could do all together and like, you know, a lifetime sport, if you will, like something like that. So when my brother was probably, it's probably like 2015, my dad decided to get into disc golf.
So I don't know if you know what that is, but it's... No, tell me. Yeah, so it's basically like, you know, ultimate frisbee or something like that. It's like just a disc and you throw it into baskets. That's kind of unnecessary for the story. But where we...
are in lexington it's kind of a very big thing around where we are it's not a big thing but it's a growing thing so everybody's kind of getting into it and everybody was just trying to spread, you know, it was just like something that you could do with your kids and adults. And like, it was totally like normal for kids and adults to do it all together.
And like, you know, and you could go out and bring your kids and your friend could bring their kids. And it was just like a fun thing that everybody could play together. And it wasn't like the kids had to do it separate from the adults. A good family activity. Yeah. It was just like a, like bowling or like, you know, like an activity like that. So we live on a lot of property too, where we live.
So my dad was like, well, you know, we kind of got into it. My brother loved it. He immediately took a liking to it. He started doing tournaments, the whole thing. And we kind of had like a little community of disc golfers where we lived. So everybody kind of, you know, it was just like, you call up your friend and we'll go play disc golf or whatever.
So my dad decided on the property that we live on to kind of create like a mini little course. And it was just like really just for our family and like our close friends lived like two roads over. So we were like, this is great. Like we can all play and then they can just come over and we can just like have a little, you know, just like a little hangout basically.
A hangout where you don't have to do nothing. Like it's like fun, like, you know. So, and it's free and like, you know, like why not? So it was like, it was really fun.
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Chapter 2: How did the narrator meet the family friend, Dave?
And I was still pretty young, but when it started to kind of take off and so we had MFDG, Martin Family Disc Golf. That's what that stands for because I'm going to be saying that a lot. But MFDG kind of started taking off. My dad created a Facebook page and we kind of, Just, I don't know what happened. Like, it just kind of took off. And everybody around us just, we expanded the course.
Like, we got nicer baskets. And so, it was, like, so popular.
So, everybody started coming to your house or your property to play the disc golf.
Yes. And so, my dad, like, organized. Like, we did all kinds of events. Like, we had, like, fundraisers. Like, I did my senior project was, like, a fundraiser event. for like a food pantry and stuff like that. But I had that opportunity to do it through the disc golf scene. That's awesome. Because they were so, and everybody in that community was so giving.
And they would just, you know, if they saw something was important to you or somebody, you know, in the, like they would pour into it. And like, you know, and it was really great. It was really great. And I didn't really start getting into it until, like I didn't step into the disc. I never played.
like actually, like my brother did, like my brother was very competitive and really started going into like the whole tournament scene. I did not do that. I played like school sports in high school. So I was really focused on that. But then I, as I, so like I said, I did my senior project was like something through the disc golf scene.
So I was more on the side of like, like my dad, like we used to joke that I was like the course manager. Like I was really just like, would like make cute little graphics to go on the Facebook or like just kind of stuff like that. Like just think of ideas of like fundraisers and things that we can bring everybody together. And like, you know, just- You were like the coordinator.
Yeah, I was just there. Like I wasn't ever playing. Like I'd be out on the course and I knew everybody at that point. So like- A lot of the—because I would go with my brother to tournaments and stuff like that. So I knew a lot of the—because it was really the same people, you know, continuously. So I didn't know a lot of the people that were around.
One of the guys that we played disc golf with was also— like a long time family friend from like my mom's like friend's husband from high school like it was like oh it was a long time and we were friends before disc golf ever was a thing to us. Because, I mean, there was a time before disc golf, but when disc golf came, it was like, that was a lot of our life.
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Chapter 3: What were the early interactions with Robert like?
And, I mean, some of them did bring their wives. But, I mean, a lot of, you know, it was, like, hot. Like, you know, it was just not really. Like, a lot of women didn't just, you know. It wasn't their thing. It wasn't their thing, yeah. And it was just totally fine, normal, whatever. There was, you know, kids everywhere, great time, you know. So, yeah. Our family started getting closer with him.
He owned a, like a auto, I'm not gonna get too specific, but a auto repair shop.
just like basically like a mechanic shop let me say that it was not like auto repair like just a mechanic shop and so we would like he would like have a car for sale we'd buy it whatever my parents would buy it and then he would do work on it for cheap i mean it was just like a very normal family friend type of relationship it wasn't very you know there wasn't anything really odd so
Let me jump back. So when I started getting more into the disc golf thing and I would run the little concession stand thing, handing out waters, whatever. It wasn't like anything crazy. But so it was just like one random Wednesday. He had stopped coming, I would say. He had really bad back issues. So he... stepped away from like playing. He, I think he liked the, you know, being around people.
So he was still like, come and maybe just like walk around, but he wasn't really physically playing anymore. So I mean, here and there, here and there, it was just kind of like, we didn't really talk about it. It was just like, whatever, whatever you want to do. I mean, but he hadn't been coming. And then one random Wednesday he decided,
to come over and you know, he would come like a little later too. Like he would, like we probably started at 6.30. He would probably come in like 7, 7.30 as people were like wrapping up because at the end, then everybody just starts talking and chatting and whatever before you go home, which totally, I mean, it was pretty normal.
It was just weird that he would come over and not play and was just like there to interact with everybody. Which I mean, we didn't really think anything of it at the time. because maybe you just want to hang out with your friends or whatever. I mean, I don't know. I don't really know what the, you know, what the point was, but this one time he came over, he actually came in.
So the concession stand that I'm talking about is like more of like a little shed. Like it was like a little shed. We had a window on the side and people could just walk up and be like, can I get a water? And I just hand it up or can I get a soda? And I would just hand it out, whatever. And I would sit in there by myself because I mean, it was literally like right next to our house.
Like it was not, you know, I'm not like, we're not like out in the middle of the woods. Yeah.
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Chapter 4: What intuition did the narrator have during the concession stand incident?
So you would sleep there too? Yes. I'll kind of get into all that once I kind of explain his dynamic with his family because— So he had kids. One of his kids lived very far away. The other one lived nearby. I don't really know what the dynamic with him was. I never had, you know, met the sons or anything.
I had met the wife because like after I would dox, I would go over there and they'd pay me or whatever. I will say they always did kind of overpay me. Because I kind of, I didn't really have a rate. I was just like, you know, just pay me what you think that I'm worth. Or what, you know, it wasn't like, but he was just like a good family friend.
I knew they weren't going to like just give me like- Rip you off. Yeah, rip me off. So I knew that they would, but it was just like almost- too much. I didn't really know—because obviously, at 16 years old, I'm not going to tell you that you're overpaying me. I'm going to take the money. That's all I did. I was just hustling around and doing whatever.
It was just very, I don't know, the dynamic, it was like he kind of ran the household. And I don't know, around where I live, like the people that I've worked with, let me say that, like the people that I dog sit for and babysit for, and like most of the time the wife does, you know, the more traditional roles compared to the man.
Like, you know, most of the time it's just like the man works and, you know, hangs out with the kids and whatever. It's not really like, does all of the booking the vacations and all of that like jazz at, you know, it's just very traditional, I think.
And it was just kind of a different dynamic than I was used to because no one else that I'd ever really seen or grew up like around, no one else kind of had that same you know, dynamic in their family. And like I said, I never met the sons, so I don't really know what their, you know, relationship was like with him. But from what I knew, it wasn't like, you know, great. They weren't very close.
At least with one of them, it wasn't great. They just weren't very close.
So he didn't have any daughters, right?
No, it was just two sons. Got it. So let me also preface by saying this too. He had someone very close to him. I'm not going to say her name, but she was his son's age. And let's just call her... Faith. Let's just call her Faith. So Faith was the age of his sons or like around that age. And someone close to her and her family had passed away.
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Chapter 5: How did she manage to retrieve the hidden camera?
And obviously he's on vacation. He's like not across the country, but he can't just like zip home real quick. So they were like, go back over there, just walk in like normal, unplug the camera and bring it back home. And you know, it'll be fine. And so they were just like acting normal. I mean, not like it'll be fine.
They were obviously freaking out, but like they needed me to act normal in that time. So it was not, You know, so I went back over and so this was probably, it wasn't even 10 minutes. I arrived back home the first time with like just the pictures at 9.48 and by 9.55, I was going back over there. I had already left home. I was going back. So it wasn't even 10 minutes.
And my parents had convinced me that I need to go back over there. And they were like, you cannot wait. Like you need to go now. So I think my brother might've rode with me, but I was like, you have to stay in the car because I was like, I don't need it to look like I'm scared or anything's wrong. I just need to make it look like I'm just running back in. So when I ran back in, I...
had my book bag was still there. So I just unplugged the camera and I just put it in my book bag and just walked back out. But once again, I literally had to just like walk out. Like everything was completely normal. And like, I didn't, you know, just find this because we hadn't contacted him at this time in any way. Like we had not. And I was like, oh my God, I'm going to get arrested for theft.
Like they're going to like, I'm stealing. But my dad was like, no, like, Like, this is way more serious than that. And he was like, if you do, like, so be it because it's going to be a bigger issue or whatever. You know, like, you'll be fine. Like, whatever. And I was like, I'm 18. Like, I was, I don't know. I think I was 18 at the time. I was like, they're going to get arrested.
Like, I was just, it was just so stupid looking back now. But so I went back home and I got back home. I got back home at 1010 and I had, That's what's crazy to me. Like, these time stamps are so close together. And I, like, pulled them from my camera. But, like, I had literally, like, our camera at our house from me pulling in the driveway or whatever. But it's just so crazy.
How fast it all happened.
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Chapter 6: What evidence did she find on the camera?
Yeah, like, I got there. I got to his house and left within, like, two minutes. Yeah. Got the camera and left within two minutes. And then I got back home. like, five minutes later. It was just so crazy. And so my dad texted. At that point, once I brought it home, we really could tell that it was a camera.
So, like, if you, like, would put your flashlight up to the, where it says air purifier, in, like, one of the letters, it was, like, a little, like, red. Like, you know, when you shine it, it'll be red. So it was, like, a little red dot. And I was like, oh, my gosh. And just... I just didn't even know what to feel, I don't think. I was just like complete, just like shock almost.
I think that was the only one he had. No, I think there was way more. Okay. And I'll kind of get into that too. That same night- after we had got the camera home and kind of did a thorough, it didn't have to be very thorough because we kind of figured that out real quick. But my dad had texted him. I don't even know what my dad texted him.
Something very just like, I think it was just Madeline's done. She's not watching the dog. Find somebody else to watch the dog. She found the hidden camera or something. It was just like very like two sentences probably. And that was it. And I, so I obviously stayed at home that night, but I was still like, oh my God, dad, the dog, like the dog.
And that's why he added in the part, find someone else to watch the dog. Because he was like, I was freaking out because I was like, the dog's gonna be left by herself. Like, yeah. And I just like, once again, looking back, that was just like so stupid. Like I, like obviously I care about the dog's well-being, but like that was not the thing that I needed to be focused on at that time.
So we ended up taking the, like the SD card out of the camera and then We didn't, I didn't really like, we didn't really mess with it too much because I didn't, because I knew I was going to call the police the next morning. So he didn't even text my dad back all night. And it was like only 10 o'clock or something. So he didn't text my dad back all night until the next morning. And he said,
So he said, John, I set that up when the cleaning ladies were at the house last week and totally forgot to move it. We have a jewelry box that is directly across from it by the back door. It's the only reason I have it. I certainly am not trying to watch Madeline sleeping. And so there was a jewelry box by the back door, but it was not in the view of the camera.
The camera was facing directly towards the bed. It was not like even visible. remotely faced towards that direction so we all knew that it was bs like obviously he's just trying to cover but we still didn't really know what because i'm like i never had anyone over there really did you ever get changed in front of the camera so no
not as like looking back now I really didn't change over there much if I did it was in the bathroom okay but I was just so freaked out I was like I mean like if you did have your boyfriend over like you said you know what I mean yeah and that and that's kind of when all those things started coming back to me and it was just like he was literally like inviting my boyfriend to come over and stay with me and like regardless like even if you did have it set up for any other reason
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Chapter 7: What were the legal repercussions for the perpetrator?
Like, at this point, I was thinking that he could see it from his phone.
Yeah, I would assume. And I still don't know for sure, but I'm like— If you can look at pet cameras from your phone, I'm sure anything like that— Yes. Absolutely. So I—that's kind of why.
So did she see any—did she find anything? So on the camera, she— So also during this time of us looking through the camera, his wife texted me because no one had texted me directly. She texted me and said, OMG, Robert told me you found our nanny camera. I am so sorry you think we are peeping on you. That is for the cleaning ladies to make sure they aren't stealing from the jewelry box.
It's been there for months and honestly forgot to move it. We totally trust and love you and would never invade your privacy.
And it's hard because like reading that, it sounds sympathetic.
Yeah.
And honest.
Yeah. So when my sister, so this is quite a few hours after he had texted my dad too.
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Chapter 8: How did this experience affect her trust in others?
So that, he texted my dad at eight o'clock in the morning and she didn't text me until almost 1 p.m. Okay. So it had been like hours and hours. And- I was just like, there's no way. Like he's like taking her phone or he, and he is very dominant in their relationship, let's just say. So he very much would not surprise me if he like had to threaten her to send the text at all.
Like that would not surprise me whatsoever. But at this time, at this point, I realized that it was something, like it was not, like there was no chalking this up to be something that it wasn't because what my sister was finding on the camera was, There was one picture of me that she found and the camera only went back one year, I believe. It was like around one year of pictures.
And then there was some like video clips. I just don't really know exactly how it would record, if it would record motion because it never recorded me in motion. So what she found was one picture of me Then there was pictures, a lot of pictures of his wife. Completely, because that's her bedroom. Yeah. And just like completely naked. And, you know, and just walking around the room.
And honestly, I don't think she had any idea. And I think that when this all started to unfold, she started, you know, it started to unfold for her too. Okay. Because in like, I don't know. Even in my own house, if it was my own, like, it's just so, like, it's your husband. Why are you... That's just weird. That, like, period.
I just don't... And she just looked like... She was never, like, looking at it. Like, you know, if I was walking by, I'd be like, ooh, like, you know, like... And she just looked like she had no idea. And she was just walking around naked.
Yeah. Do you think the pictures were like screenshot stills?
And so that's what I never, and I still don't know to this day.
It makes you want, because like all the camera stuff that I have, it records motion. It's not just like a still.
Yeah, so that's kind of one of the things that I still wonder and I would like to know if it was him on there. Like picking and choosing. Yes, if it was him or even if it was him like just watching it and just like click and just like taking the picture or, you know, I don't know how they got saved to the SD card. I don't really have any idea. To be honest, I still really don't know.
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