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Joe Martin Missing Person Case

Last seen in Council, Alaska on Sep 29, 1992

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Nov 05, 2019

Mar 13, 2024

Joe

Martin

52

19

64 inches

145 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Male

Sep 29, 1992

Council

Alaska

Nome Census Area

No

66180

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

920067679

1992-10-01

Alaska State Troopers

9766

Black

Brown

Brown

No

08/17/2026


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On September 29, 1992, a 19-year-old man named Joe Riley Martin was last seen in Council, Alaska. Known also as Joey Martin, he was an American Indian / Alaska Native male with black hair and brown eyes. At the time of his disappearance, he was approximately 5'4' tall and weighed 145 pounds. He was last observed on the steps in front of a residence in Council, a remote location in the Nome Census Area. The clothing he was wearing that day consisted of a black waist-length coat, a gray ...
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Last Seen: Sep 29, 1992

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