 Margaret Martin | |
| Date | December 17–20, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Location | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania/Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Type | Homicide |
| Deaths | 1 (victim) |
| Burial | St. Ignatius Church in Kingston |
| Coroner | R. W. Greenwood[1] |
| Convicted | No conviction (unsolved case) |
Margaret Martin (1918/19 – December 1938) was a resident of Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States, who went missing on December 17, 1938, and was found dead in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, several days later.[2] Martin was a recent graduate of the Wilkes-Barre Business College. On December 17, 1938, she met an unknown man who claimed to be offering her a secretarial job, and was never seen alive again. Her body was discovered in the wilderness 25 miles (40 km) away by a hunter four days later. Martin's death resulted in a lengthy manhunt. Numerous suspects were examined, but no one was ever convicted of the crime. As of 2024, it remains an unsolved case.