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On October 25, 1977, Martha Ryan, a 31-year-old Caucasian woman, was reported missing in Chicago. Martha Ryan, also known as Martha E. Kowalski, had prior convictions related to sex work. Witnesses last saw her in the company of an unidentified young man driving an orange Chevrolet Vega. Eight days later, her body was discovered wrapped in a blanket and abandoned in bushes outside a liquor store in Skokie, Illinois. Authorities noted the proximity of the crime scene to the residence of Joseph Ro ...Read More
Victim Details

Martha Ryan

Female

White / Caucasian

Chicago

IL

1977-10-25

31

Martha

Ryan

11/20/2025