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Eugene Martin, a 13-year-old boy from Des Moines, Iowa, disappeared on the morning of August 12, 1984, while delivering newspapers. He had left home around 5 a.m. to complete his paper route alone, which was unusual since he normally did it with his older stepbrother. Witnesses reported seeing Eugene talking to a man in his 30s in a seemingly friendly conversation near Southwest 12th Street and Highview Drive between 5:30 and 6:00 a.m. His newspaper bag, still full of undelivered papers, was lat ...Read More
Last Seen: Aug 12, 1984
Last Seen: Aug 12, 1984
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Apr 15, 2010
Oct 27, 2022
Eugene
Martin
53
13
60 inches
110 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Aug 12, 1984
Des Moines
Iowa
Polk County
50317
167
26739
Des Moines Police Department
Des Moines
Iowa
Polk County
50309
Darren Cornwell
Sgt
25 East 1st Street, Iowa
5152834864
Local
Law Enforcement
8430464
Des Moines Police Department
Brown
Brown
Brown
11/08/2025
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