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Dennis Martin Missing Person Case

Last seen in Spence Field, Tennessee on Jun 14, 1969

Victim Details

Jun 19, 2009

Jul 14, 2020

Dennis

Martin

63

6

48 inches

55 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jun 14, 1969

Spence Field

Tennessee

Blount County

No

25816

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Gatlinburg

Tennessee

Sevier County

37738

Leszek Kwiatkowski

U.S. Park Ranger - LE

107 Park Headquarters Road, Tennessee

8654361230

Federal

Law Enforcement

https://www.nps.gov/grsm/index.htm

061469

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

6426

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/24/2026


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A sense of excitement and adventure filled the air on the weekend of June 14, 1969, as the Martin family embarked on a traditional Father's Day camping trip in the vast Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Seven-year-old Dennis Lloyd Martin, alongside his older brother, father, and grandfather, hiked to the scenic Spence Field, a beautiful highland meadow located near the Appalachian Trail in Tennessee. That afternoon, a carefree game of hide-and-seek would take a devastating turn, forever ...
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Last Seen: Jun 14, 1969

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  • The mystery of Dennis Lloyd Martin's disappearance | wbir.com
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