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Martha Shelton Missing Person Case

Last seen in Corbin, Kentucky on May 28, 1971

Victim Details

May 26, 2009

Apr 19, 2022

Martha

Shelton

82

27

62 inches

64 inches

125 lbs

135 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

May 28, 1971

Corbin

Kentucky

Whitley County

No

7339

Kentucky State Police

London

Kentucky

Laurel County

40741

11 State Police Road, Kentucky

6068786622

State

Law Enforcement

kentuckystatepolice.org

11C14653

1971-06-01

Kentucky State Police

6432

Brown

Blue

Blue

06/27/2026


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In the small community of Corbin, Kentucky, the evening of May 28, 1971, marked the beginning of a lasting mystery for the family of Martha 'Sue' Shelton. After spending the day visiting family, Sue, aged 27, and her husband Claude, 37, returned to their home in Gerry's Trailer Park on 18th Street. They put their three young children to bed, an ordinary end to an ordinary day. However, what happened next was anything but ordinary. The children would never see their parents again. ...
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Last Seen: May 28, 1971

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