In the spring of 2011, the life of 39-year-old Therin Almandus Martin was tragically cut short in Temple Hills, Maryland. On the afternoon of Friday, April 29, 2011, at approximately 3:27 p.m., Martin was shot in the 3200 block of Branch Avenue. Emergency services responded to the scene, but Martin succumbed to his injuries. A Washington, D.C. resident, his death was ruled a homicide by the Prince George's County Police Department, which promptly launched an investigation into the shooting.
Despite the passage of time, the circumstances surrounding Therin Martin's death remain shrouded in mystery, with no publicly identified suspects or arrests made in connection with the case. His death is listed among the unsolved homicides in Prince George's County, a jurisdiction that has historically contended with a significant number of cold cases. Information regarding a motive for the shooting has not been released to the public.
An obituary published for Therin A.
Martin noted his date of death as April 19, 2011, creating a discrepancy with the date of the shooting reported by law enforcement and in a contemporary blog post. The obituary lovingly remembered him as a husband, father to eight children, grandfather, son, and brother. Funeral services were held on May 12, 2011, at the Peace Baptist Church, with his final resting place at Fort Lincoln Cemetery. The lack of resolution in his case leaves a painful void for his extensive network of family and friends.
