
TWICE TAKEN: The Martinez Twins Tragedy
James G. Edwards II
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
They were thirteen. They were identical. And on August 17, 1974, they vanished.
Sarah and Rebecca Martinez rode their bikes to the library one sunny Saturday morning in Millbrook, Alabama. They never...
Location:
United States
Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. They were thirteen. They were identical. And on August 17, 1974, they vanished. Sarah and Rebecca Martinez rode their bikes to the library one sunny Saturday morning in Millbrook, Alabama. They never came home. When their bodies were discovered seventeen days later, the evidence was clear. Witnesses had seen things. Forensics pointed in obvious directions. But somehow, the investigation stalled. Evidence disappeared. Witnesses went silent. Powerful people looked away. The case went cold. And two parents were left with fifty years of unanswered questions. Until a dying man's confession changed everything. In 2023, former deputy James Thornton revealed what he'd witnessed in 1974—and been forced to keep quiet about for nearly half a century. His deathbed confession exposed not just a murder, but a conspiracy that had protected the guilty and silenced the truth. Detective Sarah Chen reopened the case. Using genetic genealogy and preserved evidence, she followed the trail that had been deliberately buried. What she uncovered was a story of institutional corruption, community complicity, and the dark secrets certain people would kill to protect. After fifty years, Roberto Martinez finally has answers. But the chairs at his table are still empty. This is the devastating true story of two girls who were taken twice—first by a killer, then by a system that failed them—and the fight to ensure they would never be forgotten. Duration - 13h 53m. Author - James G. Edwards II. Narrator - Digital Voice Cole G. Published Date - Thursday, 02 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 ELC Publishing ©.
Language:
English
Title Page
Duration:00:00:17
Introduction: Two Girls, One Moment, Fifty Years of Silence
Duration:00:31:38
PART I: THE GIRLS WE LOVED
Duration:00:00:03
Chapter 1: Sarah and Rebecca
Duration:00:53:01
Chapter 2: August 17, 1974
Duration:01:11:53
Chapter 3: The Search Begins
Duration:01:35:19
Chapter 4: A Town Holds Its Breath
Duration:01:52:22
PART II: THE INVESTIGATION THAT FAILED
Duration:00:00:04
Chapter 5: The Discovery
Duration:01:38:03
Chapter 6: The First Investigation
Duration:01:44:20
Chapter 7: Dead Ends and Dropped Leads
Duration:01:39:01
Chapter 8: The Failure of Justice
Duration:01:38:54
PART III: LIVING WITH GHOSTS
Duration:00:00:03
Chapter 9: The Martinez Family's Grief
Duration:01:42:13
Chapter 10: A Town Tries to Forget
Duration:00:38:05
Chapter 11: The Cold Case Years
Duration:01:05:02
Chapter 12: The Witnesses Who Stayed Silent
Duration:01:08:48
PART IV: THE BREAKTHROUGH
Duration:00:00:03
Chapter 13: Detective Sarah Chen Takes the Case
Duration:01:14:06
Chapter 14: The Deathbed Confession
Duration:01:02:22
Chapter 15: Unraveling the Cover-Up
Duration:00:38:24
Chapter 16: Following the New Evidence
Duration:01:17:04
PART V: THE DARK SECRETS REVEALED
Duration:00:00:04
Chapter 17: The Man Everyone Trusted
Duration:01:19:50
Chapter 18: The Others Who Knew
Duration:01:24:13
Chapter 19: Why Sarah and Rebecca
Duration:00:59:43
Chapter 20: The Evidence Speaks
Duration:01:07:54
PART VI: JUSTICE, DELAYED
Duration:00:00:03
Chapter 21: The Arrests
Duration:01:16:20
Chapter 22: The Trial(s)
Duration:01:07:57
Chapter 23: The Verdict
Duration:01:06:27
Chapter 24: The Reckoning
Duration:01:19:32
PART VII: REMEMBERING SARAH AND REBECCA
Duration:00:00:04
Chapter 25: Who They Were, Not How They Died
Duration:00:55:06
Chapter 26: The Impact on Cold Cases
Duration:01:09:03
Chapter 27: The Martinez Family Today
Duration:00:57:44
Chapter 28: What We Owe the Victims
Duration:00:59:34
Epilogue: The Empty Chairs
Duration:00:51:53
Appendices
Duration:01:46:38