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A LARGE billboard arrived at the weekend featuring the cold case of Stawell's Russell Martin. Mr Martin went missing in 1977 and his sister, Bev Roberts has been searching for answers about her brother's disappearance since. The billboard features a photo of Mr Martin on one side, asking for the community's help. The other, a picture of Mrs Roberts pleading for more information. The story of Mr Martin was featured in the True Crime podcast in episode 158. In October 2020, Victoria Police confirmed Russell Martin's case still remained unsolved. Stawell Times-News also looked through the archives for previous reporting on the case. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report to www.crimestoppersvic.vic.gov.au. While you're with us, you can now receive updates straight to your inbox from the Stawell Times-News. To make sure you're up-to-date with all the news from across the Northern Grampians shire, sign up here. If you are seeing this message you are a loyal digital subscriber to The Stawell Times-News, as we made this story available only to subscribers. Thank you very much for your support and allowing us to continue telling Stawell's story. We appreciate your support of journalism in our great town.

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