Episode 35 – Specialist Enrique Roman-Martinez
Ep35: The Unsolved Murder of Enrique Roman-Martinez
On Memorial Day Weekend 2020, 21-year old Specialist Enrique Roman-Martinez and 7 other soldiers from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, decided to take a break for the long weekend. They hopped on a ferry and headed towards Cape Lookout National Seashore as a group of 8, but only 7 returned. What happened to Specialist Roman-Martinez who seemingly walked away from the group at midnight, never to return to his tent? The group of soldiers noticed he was missing early the next morning, and reported him missing 17 hours after Enrique had last been seen.
On May 29, 2020, Specialist Roman-Martinez’s remains washed ashore. His body only identified with dental records. The autopsy report was still pending when this episode was released, but the Army CID is investigating the case as a homicide.
There is a $15k reward for any information that leads to an arrest in the case. You can contact 910-396-8777 with information, or if you would like to remain anonymous, you can submit a tip here.
Let’s dig in as I discuss the publicly available information on Specialist Enrique Roman-Martinez’s murder.
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Specialist Enrique Roman-Martinez.
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Specialist Enrique Roman-Martinez had been stationed at Fort Bragg since 2017.
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Authorities spent 10 days searching for SPC Enrique Roman-Martinez before his remains washed ashore on May 29, 2020 and were later identified through dental records.
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Specialist Enrique Roman-Martinez was last seen near Mile Marker 46 in South Core Banks. His remains washed ashore near Shackleford Banks. I have circled Mile Marker 46 and the two nearest bathroom locations. This image is not to scale.
Map found on nps.gov.
Specialist Enrique Roman-Martinez was last seen near Mile Marker 46/Cape Lookout in South Core Banks. I have circled the two closest restrooms.
His remains washed ashore on Shackleford Banks a few days later.
Episode 35 Resources:
- https://www.wral.com/remains-of-missing-82nd-airborne-paratrooper-found-reward-offered/19135980/?fbclid=IwAR2GFSHzF2qS0rIu4EfwrIGMmDE0zJIFmmk3NVdadzXPkXTzJYD7nzI0MHE
- https://connectingvets.radio.com/articles/army-offering-reward-for-information-in-soldiers-death
- https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/article_571b2912-a9df-11ea-85bf-633ce8e793be.html
- https://www.stripes.com/news/us/missing-fort-bragg-paratrooper-s-remains-found-death-ruled-a-homicide-1.632938
- https://www.obxtoday.com/top-stories/human-remains-found-at-cape-lookout-search-called-off-for-missing-soldier/
- https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/9/enrique-roman-martinez-case-army-offers-15k-reward/
- https://connectingvets.radio.com/articles/paratroopers-search-for-missing-soldier-in-north-carolina
- https://www.fayobserver.com/news/20200608/remains-of-missing-fort-bragg-soldier-found
- https://www.obxtoday.com/top-stories/search-continues-for-fort-bragg-solider-missing-at-cape-lookout-national-seashore/
- https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/article_945277b4-a119-11ea-929d-3f7c7387c39d.html
- https://www.nps.gov/calo/planyourvisit/maps.htm
- https://www.nps.gov/calo/planyourvisit/upload/camping2007.pdf
- https://www.witn.com/content/news/Cape-Lookout-authorities-searching-for-missing-boy-570733101.html (Comments from Enrique’s sister, Griselda)
- https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/article_9f7111ea-9f58-11ea-82af-c7d5a9763107.html
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