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A car pulled from a river may tell what happened to an Oregon family of 5 that went missing in 1958 Headline from ABC 13 Houston, from the development of Mar 7, 2025
Newest development Mar 8, 2025 · 3 reports Mystery solved? A submerged car from the 1950s may belong to a missing Oregon family - Boston News, Weather, Sports
Oregon police believe a Ford station wagon pulled from the Columbia River belonged to Ken and Barbara Martin, who disappeared with their kids in 1958.
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Mar 6, 2025
Car being pulled from Columbia River might have belonged to Oregon family that vanished in 1958
Headline from The Columbian · 17 reports in this development
Mar 7, 2025 Names this update
A car pulled from a river may tell what happened to an Oregon family of 5 that went missing in 1958
Headline from ABC 13 Houston · 9 reports in this development
Mar 8, 2025 Newest
Mystery solved? A submerged car from the 1950s may belong to a missing Oregon family - Boston News, Weather, Sports
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The Republic
Car being pulled from an Oregon river might have belonged to a family that vanished in 1958 ↗ (opens The Republic) Published Mar 5, 2025
Same headline from 4 more outlets The Republic's feed description CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. (AP) — Authorities planned to pull several vehicles from the Columbia River on Thursday, including a car believed to have belonged to a Portland couple who vanished in 1958 while out for a drive with their three daughters, including two whose bodies washed up at a dam the followi…
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Car being pulled from Columbia River might have belonged to Oregon family that vanished in 1958 ↗ (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune) Published Mar 5, 2025
Same headline from 10 more outlets Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description Authorities were working Thursday to pull a station wagon from the Columbia River that's believed to have belonged to an Oregon family of five who disappeared nearly 70 years ago while they were out searching for Christmas greenery.
CBS News
Car being pulled from Oregon river may be linked to family that mysteriously vanished in 1958 ↗ (opens CBS News) Published Mar 5, 2025
CBS News's feed description Authorities planned to pull a car from the Columbia River believed to have belonged to a Portland couple who vanished in 1958 while out for a drive with their three daughters.
New York Post
Station wagon set to be pulled from river may belong to Oregon family missing for nearly 70 years ↗ (opens New York Post) Published Mar 6, 2025
New York Post's feed description A car found in the Columbia River may belong to Oregon’s Martin family who went missing nearly 70 years ago.
People
An Oregon Family Went Missing During Car Ride in 1958. Police Believe They Just Found Their Vehicle in a River ↗ (opens People) Published Mar 6, 2025
People's feed description A car found in a river is believed to belong to an Oregon family who went missing nearly 70 years ago, according to local authorities
NBC News
Vehicle possibly tied to Oregon family who vanished nearly 70 years ago found at bottom of river ↗ (opens NBC News) Published Mar 6, 2025
NBC News's feed description A vehicle authorities believe is possibly tied to a couple and their three children who vanished in 1958 was found this week at the bottom of a river in Oregon.
ABC 13 Houston
A car pulled from a river may tell what happened to an Oregon family of 5 that went missing in 1958 ↗ (opens ABC 13 Houston) Published Mar 7, 2025
Same headline from 5 more outlets ABC 13 Houston's feed description Oregon police believe a Ford station wagon pulled from the Columbia River belonged to Ken and Barbara Martin, who disappeared with their kids in 1958.
WHDH Boston
Mystery solved? A submerged car from the 1950s may belong to a missing Oregon family - Boston News, Weather, Sports ↗ (opens WHDH Boston) Published Mar 7, 2025
WHDH Boston's feed description After two days of dredging, a crane on Friday pulled a Ford station wagon from the Columbia River that officials believe belonged to an Oregon
WSVN Miami
A car pulled from a river may tell what happened to an Oregon family of 5 that went missing in 1958 - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale ↗ (opens WSVN Miami) Published Mar 7, 2025
WSVN Miami's feed description After two days of dredging, a crane on Friday pulled from the Columbia River a Ford station wagon that officials believe belonged to an Oregon
The Republic
Mystery solved? A submerged car from the 1950s may belong to a missing Oregon family ↗ (opens The Republic) Published Mar 7, 2025
The Republic's feed description After two days of dredging, a crane on Friday pulled a Ford station wagon from the Columbia River that officials believe belonged to an Oregon family who disappeared while on a trip 66 years ago to collect Christmas greenery.
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