[3] She took classes at the Wilkes-Barre Business College to gain secretarial skills and graduated with honors at the beginning of December 1938.

[5] On December 17, 1938, a man contacted Martin, claiming that he was setting up an insurance company and needed a secretary,[3] adding that he had heard of her through the Wilkes-Barre Business College.

[3] Martin was first noted to be missing that evening, after she had failed to return home from the alleged job interview.

[4] Martin's friends and family called the police and started a search, but her disappearance was difficult to publicize since the local newspapers were on strike.

[3] According to a 1999 article in the Times Leader, Martin was tortured and murdered in a sawmill in the mountains about 15 miles (24 km) from the creek where her body was found.

[1] However, her body was discovered in the forested wilderness of Northmoreland Township, Wyoming County, on December 21, 1938, about 25 miles (40 km) from her home.

[2][3] Rezykowski noticed a large burlap bag partially submerged in 2 feet (0.61 m) of water in a creek.

"[1][2] After the discovery of Martin's body, approximately 75 state troopers combed the area in search of clues.

[4] However, no tire tracks were seen near the site where her body was found, and the burlap bag proved to be of no use in identifying any suspects.

[9] An incident involving a bundle of clothing being thrown from a car near Orwigsburg proved to be unrelated to Martin's killing.

[1] Many hundreds of people attended Martin's funeral at St. Ignatius Church in Kingston on December 24.

Physicians and welfare and social service workers would also be required to report anyone with tendencies towards such offenses.

[14] In 1999, Peter Paul Olszewski, Jr., who was at the time the Luzerne County District Attorney, stated that even with modern criminal investigation methods and forensic techniques, it is unlikely that the identity of Martin's killer will be discovered.