The Renton Observation

NamUs MP159145 gives February 6, 2015 as Date of Last Contact, Renton, Washington as the location, and King County as the county. Its narrative says Martin was last seen when dropped off at Renton City Hall at approximately 5 p.m.¹

That is a reported observation at a particular setting. The reviewed narrative does not identify who dropped him off, why he was there, or where he went afterward. An approximate drop-off time is not evidence of an onward journey.

Usual Locations and the Mail Chronology

The NamUs narrative describes Martin as having an unsettled living situation and usually camping at an abandoned Redeemer Church near Redmond Way. It reports that he had not been seen there and had not collected his mail since the end of January 2015.¹

The usual camping location and mail history provide context. They should not replace the February 6 Renton observation or turn the end of January into a confirmed disappearance date. This paper does not present the historical camping description as a present location or an invitation to enter the site.

The Washington State Patrol Poster

The Washington State Patrol poster identifies Aaron Dale Martin, gives February 6, 2015 as Missing Since, and labels him Missing From Redmond, Washington. It names Redmond Police Department and telephone (425) 556-2500. The poster gives age at missing as 56; NamUs gives missing age as 54.¹²

The date, full name and police reference support comparing the records, but they do not resolve the age difference. The Redmond missing-from label and Renton last-observation account are retained in their source contexts. This review has not established an agency explanation reconciling them. The poster’s web-directory path is not used to invent a publication date.

The Agency and Database Dates

NamUs identifies Redmond Police Department case 15-004573 and the same police telephone number. It labels June 1, 2026 as NamUs Case Created and separately displays June 12, 2026 as a reader-level Date Created. Its agency Date Reported field is blank.¹

Those June dates concern the database and reader, not a newly reported sighting. The blank report field does not establish when authorities first learned Martin was missing. Nor does a later digital record imply that no earlier agency record existed.

Sourced Accounts and Questions

NamUs describes a February 6, 2015 drop-off at Renton City Hall, while the state poster labels Martin missing from Redmond. The sources also give different missing-age figures.¹² Those labels do not by themselves establish incompatible witness accounts or a documented journey between the cities.

Can you find a dated agency clarification explaining the Renton observation, Redmond label and age descriptions? An explicit explanation would be needed before selecting one description or interpreting the fields as separate events. Preserve both source labels while the relationship remains unestablished.

When you compare the approximate 5 p.m. drop-off with the earlier mail and usual-location account, can you trace each detail to what was actually observed or reported?¹ A dated source explaining any later movement would be needed before extending the chronology. A usual place or an earlier missed mail collection is not another confirmed sighting.

Here’s where you come in: explore these open questions in your own Research File in Almost Solved. Keep MP159145, Redmond case 15-004573 and the state poster together with their source dates. Focus on documented events rather than assigning a route, present location or reason for the unanswered period.

Conclusion

Martin’s record is best read as several distinct references: a Renton observation, historical Redmond context, a Redmond agency case and later database entries. Keeping their labels intact protects the chronology. The unresolved age and place descriptions remain questions for attributable clarification rather than grounds for silently rewriting a source.