COLD CASE: 26 years after disappearance, Kevin Martin’s murder remains unsolved | The Guardian
May 20 2020
"Friends of the family stepped up to make sure he was remembered in the town where 26 years ago he went missing. They hung baskets of flowers in a gazebo in Stellarton where a bench was placed last year in his memory and also placed flowers at his gravesite.
Kevin was 13 the day in May 1994 he went missing from his house on MacKay Street in Stellarton. On Nov. 13, 2000, commercial loggers working in the Burnside area of Colchester County discovered his remains in a shallow grave. Physical evidence found at the scene established that his death was a homicide, but police have never been able to determine who did it.
If you have any information on this or any other unsolved crime please contact the Stellarton Police Service at 902-752-6160 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or text TIP162 plus your message to 274637.''
The Boy Who Ran Away Twice
May 27, 2019 ·
''Twenty-five years ago, 13-year old Kevin Martin, ran away for the second time, from the house he lived at with his mother and stepfather, on MacKay Street in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Although it would not have been the first time he left without permission from his or stepfather, it should have been no different from the previous times he did so, one which was earlier that same day. Except it was.
On that day, May 19, 1994, Kevin was returned to his mother and stepfather’s home after running away just earlier in the day, having been located in the Thornburn area. Later on in the day, when he ran away again and ultimately failed to return home, it was assumed that he was merely hiding out and would return home when he chose to do so. After all, plenty of young people run away during times when the weather’s warm, only returning when the weather’s off or when they short on access to food. So if anyone had a reason to want to run away, it was a kid in a situation like Kevin’s. The teenager, described by those who knew him as “not a bad kid,” notably fell in with the wrong crowd 6–12 months before his disappearance. A kid who craved acceptance and wanted to be among the cool kids at school, he was also a frequent target for bullies. It was not the only hardship Kevin faced growing up. In 1987, his older brother Olin had died in a house fire that was later determined to be an accident. The two were only 10-months apart in age and had shared a room.''
''Then, in November of 2000, six years after he was last seen alive, unidentified remains were discovered in a shallow grave about 20 meters from a remote logging road in Burnside, near the Pictou-Colchester county line. In March of 2001, the remains were identified as Kevin’s, whereby evidence pointed to homicide, and that foul play was involved. Investigators believe that Kevin died shortly after his disappearance, though authorities have never disclosed the cause of death has not been disclosed ( as something only the murderer or a witness would know, investigators are refraining from jeopardizing the case by revealing such information.)''
May 20 2020
"Friends of the family stepped up to make sure he was remembered in the town where 26 years ago he went missing. They hung baskets of flowers in a gazebo in Stellarton where a bench was placed last year in his memory and also placed flowers at his gravesite.
Kevin was 13 the day in May 1994 he went missing from his house on MacKay Street in Stellarton. On Nov. 13, 2000, commercial loggers working in the Burnside area of Colchester County discovered his remains in a shallow grave. Physical evidence found at the scene established that his death was a homicide, but police have never been able to determine who did it.
If you have any information on this or any other unsolved crime please contact the Stellarton Police Service at 902-752-6160 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or text TIP162 plus your message to 274637.''
The Boy Who Ran Away Twice
May 27, 2019 ·
''Twenty-five years ago, 13-year old Kevin Martin, ran away for the second time, from the house he lived at with his mother and stepfather, on MacKay Street in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Although it would not have been the first time he left without permission from his or stepfather, it should have been no different from the previous times he did so, one which was earlier that same day. Except it was.
On that day, May 19, 1994, Kevin was returned to his mother and stepfather’s home after running away just earlier in the day, having been located in the Thornburn area. Later on in the day, when he ran away again and ultimately failed to return home, it was assumed that he was merely hiding out and would return home when he chose to do so. After all, plenty of young people run away during times when the weather’s warm, only returning when the weather’s off or when they short on access to food. So if anyone had a reason to want to run away, it was a kid in a situation like Kevin’s. The teenager, described by those who knew him as “not a bad kid,” notably fell in with the wrong crowd 6–12 months before his disappearance. A kid who craved acceptance and wanted to be among the cool kids at school, he was also a frequent target for bullies. It was not the only hardship Kevin faced growing up. In 1987, his older brother Olin had died in a house fire that was later determined to be an accident. The two were only 10-months apart in age and had shared a room.''
''Then, in November of 2000, six years after he was last seen alive, unidentified remains were discovered in a shallow grave about 20 meters from a remote logging road in Burnside, near the Pictou-Colchester county line. In March of 2001, the remains were identified as Kevin’s, whereby evidence pointed to homicide, and that foul play was involved. Investigators believe that Kevin died shortly after his disappearance, though authorities have never disclosed the cause of death has not been disclosed ( as something only the murderer or a witness would know, investigators are refraining from jeopardizing the case by revealing such information.)''
