Luise Martinez.

MUS-2026-305

Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.

Luise Martinez, 41, a convenience store clerk, was shot once in the head at a Magic Market on Cassville Road in Cartersville, Georgia, in the early morning hours of January 18, 1993, in an apparent robbery attempt. No money was taken because the cash register could not be opened. Martinez had served as a sheriff's deputy in Mora County, New Mexico, and as a Marine veteran with two tours in Vietnam, and was working in Georgia while supporting family still living in Mora County. Three young males seen in the area 20 to 30 minutes before the murder were sought as possible witnesses, not named as suspects. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation assisted the Cartersville Police Department. No arrest has been reported.

1. January 18, 1993

   Martinez was shot once in the head at the Magic Market on Cassville Road in Cartersville, in the early morning hours.

2. January 18, 1993

   GBI lists the date and time range the body was found as between 12:30 a.m. and 1:45 a.m.

3. Before January 18, 1993

   Three young males in their late teens or early twenties were seen in the area 20 to 30 minutes before the murder and were sought as possible witnesses, not named as suspects.

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• Georgia Bureau of Investigation: Luise Martinez
• SpotCrime: Canton, GA area cold cases (listing includes Martinez entry)