23: MISSING: Martin Roberts

Detective Perspective

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 15 January 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

On the afternoon of April 21, 2016, Martin Roberts, a 19 year old college student, was last seen walking away from a bus stop near the intersection of Hardin Street and Rivers Street in Boone, North Carolina. An investigation into Martin’s disappearance revealed that he left a note in his bedroom, stating he was “leaving everyone behind”. However, the note didn’t mention any plans to harm himself. Despite a thorough investigation, Martin has never been located. It’s been almost eight years since he went missing, and investigators continue their search for him…

The last confirmed sighting of Martin Roberts was at around 12:30 pm on April 21, 2016. He was near the intersection of Hardin Street and Rivers Street in Boone, North Carolina. Martin has brown hair and blue eyes. He is around 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs around 145 pounds. He has a tattoo of three mountains on his left inner forearm and a Bob Marley song quote over his right rib cage, which reads, “Don’t gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold”.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Boone Police Department at 828-268-6900 or Crime Stoppers at 828-268-6959.

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0:00.0	On the afternoon of April 21st, 2016, Martin Roberts, a 19-year-old college student, was last seen walking away from a bus stop
0:17.5	near the intersection of Hardin Street and River Street in Boone, North Carolina.
0:23.2	An investigation into Martin's disappearance revealed he left a note in his bedroom, stating
0:28.1	he was, quote, leaving everyone behind.
0:31.2	However, the note didn't mention any plans to harm himself, and despite a thorough
0:36.3	investigation, Martin has never been located.
0:40.2	It's been almost eight years since he went missing,
0:43.1	and investigators continue the search for Martin Roberts. You're going to. So, Hey everyone welcome back to Detective Perspective.
1:19.2	My name is Derek Lovasser.
1:20.9	I'm a licensed private investigator and former police detective and each week I'll be covering an unsolved case and story format.
1:27.0	I'll then give you my perspective on the investigation and provide contact information for the individuals or organizations
1:34.3	connected to the case so that if you have any tips you can contact them directly
1:38.8	and maybe you can help solve the case. And if you're someone who's interested in true crime,
1:43.7	specifically unsolved cases, and you'd like to hear my opinion on those
1:47.6	investigations, please consider subscribing whether you're watching on
1:51.2	YouTube or listening on Apple Podcast or Spotify or whatever
1:55.5	platform you use it would be greatly appreciated. So this week's case Martin Roberts
2:02.0	I feel like I say this a lot, but this isn't a case that we normally
2:08.0	cover here on Detective Perspective. And the reason I say that this week, like I said it feels like I'm saying it a lot lately,
2:15.0	is because it's not a clear situation where we know that something nefarious took place.
2:22.0	As you will see as I give out the details of this investigation,
2:26.0	it's possible that Martin Roberts took his own life.
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