Kenneth Martin’s family was, by all accounts, quintessentially all-American. His father was a Presbyterian pastor who had moved to Oregon in the early 1900s. By 1958, Kenneth Martin, ...

A car found in a river is believed to belong to an Oregon family who went missing nearly 70 ... 1952 Christmas photo of the Ken Martin family, from left, Barbara, 7; Ken, Barbara, Sue, 4 ...

Kenneth Martin’s family was, by all accounts, quintessentially all-American. His father was a Presbyterian pastor who had moved to Oregon in the early 1900s. By 1958, Kenneth Martin, ...

The Christmas photo of the Ken Martin family, from left, Barbara, 7; Ken ... A car believed to belong to the family was discovered in the Columbia River in Oregon Friday. (Ken Martin family via ...

The case of the Martin family’s disappearance has bewildered local residents and investigators for more than six decades — until Friday. By Simon J. Levien On Dec. 7, 1958, Ken and Barbara ...

Ken and Barbara Martin were thought to have taken their daughters Barbara, 14, Virginia, 13, and Sue, 11, on a ride to the ...

Ken and Barbara Martin took their daughters — Barbara, 14; Virginia, 13; and Sue, 11 — on a ride to the mountains on Dec. 7, 1958.