Case Detail

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Michael Martinez

Case Details

Case Type: Homicide

Height: Unknown

Case Status:

Weight: Unknown

Aliases: Mike

Identifying Marks:

Incident Date: 09/07/1998

Occupation:

Agency: Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office

City: Centennial

Date of Birth: 09/26/1979

County: Arapahoe

Date of Death: 09/09/1998

Agency Case #: 98-40401

Judicial District: 18th Judicial District

Age: 19

Gender: Male

Year Solved:

Race: White

Tribal Affiliation: N/A

Ethnicity: Unknown

NamUs Case #: Unknown

Eye Color: Black

NCMEC Case #: Unknown

Hair Color: Black

About this Case:

On September 7, 1988, Michael Martinez and his friend Alex Pogosyan terrorized an Aurora neighborhood when they both shot five people in cold blood. Authorities were still on an aggressive manhunt for Michael and Alex when unexpectedly Michael's body was discovered in a field northeast of Park Meadows Mall. He had been shot numerous times. Initial information pointed to his partner in crime, Alex Pogosyan, however, investigation indicates other person(s) close to Alex and Michael were involved. Anyone with information regarding this case, is asked to please contact the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office.

If you have any information about this case, please contact:

Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office

Centennial

Colorado