YCSD Emergency Services received a 911 call reporting a severely injured person at the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit church on CR 2011

Incident report

Emergency Services received a 911 call reporting a severely injured person at a local church.

Wendell was a pastor at the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit for over 30 years.

Wendell Martinson bio

Wendell was a pastor at the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit for over 30 years.

Leo joined Pastor Martinson’s congregation as a teenager and now is the associate pastor of the same church

Leo Ingram bio

Leo joined Pastor Martinson’s congregation as a teenager and now is the associate pastor.

Leo told the detectives about his discovery of the body and his relationship with Pastor Martinson

Leo Ingram interview

Leo told the detectives about his discovery of the body and his relationship with Pastor Martinson.

YCSD investigators spoke to church members and visitors who arrived for Easter services

Canvass – church members

YCSD investigators spoke to church members and visitors who arrived for Easter services.

The Crime Beat reports: Minister beaten to death in church

Pastor slain

The Crime Beat reports: Minister beaten to death in church

Lynette Martinson was married to the victim for more than 20 years

Lynette Martinson bio

Lynette is a dedicated wife, mother, and nurse, as well as an active participant in her husband’s ministry.

The detectives spoke to Lynette on the day after her husband's murder

Lynette Martinson interview

The detectives asked the victim’s wife about their marriage and her husband's enemies.

Fay Nutt, a preacher's kid, left the church and didn't look back until many years later

Fay Nutt bio

Preacher's daughter Fay rejected the church until her work for Pastor Martinson changed her mind.

Fay Nutt interview

The detectives interviewed the church secretary to find out more about Pastor Martinson's activities at work.

Oxford native Deirdre Littleton is recently divorced

Deirdre Littleton bio

Deirdre recently divorced her husband of 15 years and now lives alone with her teenaged son.

Deirdre Littleton interview

After her name came up in previous interviews, the detectives interviewed Ms. Littleton to find out more about her connection to Pastor Martinson.

Zina Jacinto is a longtime member of the victim's church

Zina Jacinto bio

Zina is a longtime active member of the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit church.

The detectives talked to Zina, a familiar face from a recent investigation

Zina Jacinto interview

The detectives talked to Zina, a familiar face from a recent investigation.

Investigators canvassed the victim's neighbors for potential leads

Canvass of the Martinsons' neighbors

YCSD investigators canvassed the Martinsons' neighbors for potential leads in Pastor Martinson's murder.

Inventory of evidence collected at the Martinson crime scene

Evidence inventory

CSU submitted this preliminary inventory of evidence collected at the Martinson homicide scene.

Emmett Sanford and Deirdre Littleton divorced after he confessed to an affair

Emmett Sanford bio

Emmett's 15-year marriage broke up after he admitted to a brief affair.

Emmett Sanford interview

Detective Armstrong talked to Emmett about his relationship with Pastor Martinson.

Joey Kemp is Zina Jacinto's cousin

Joey Kemp bio

Joey is a member of the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit church and Zina's adoptive cousin.

Joey Kemp is treasurer of the victim's church

Joey Kemp interview

The detectives talked to Joey about the church's finances and his cousin Zina.

Gideon Horner is the minister at Trinity Church in Oxford

Gideon Horner bio

Reverend Horner has been a pastor in his wife's hometown of Oxford for nearly 20 years.

Reverend Horner was Pastor Martinson's best friend

Gideon Horner interview

The detectives asked Reverend Horner what Pastor Martinson might have been worried or upset about.

Liam is the only child of Emmett Sanford and Deirdre Littleton

Liam Sanford bio

Liam grew up in the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit church but stopped going last year.

The detectives talked to Liam about his family's relationship with Pastor Martinson

Liam Sanford interview

The detectives talked to Liam about his family's relationship with Pastor Martinson.

The Oxford Weekly Planet's Crime Beat blog comments on the Martinson homicide investigation

How did Martinson die?

The Oxford Weekly Planet's Crime Beat blog comments on the Martinson homicide investigation.

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