Clyde, N.Y. — On Sunday, the New York State Police responded to a home in the village of Clyde, Wayne County, for a report of a missing man. On Wednesday, the State Police arrested Linda R. Martinez, age 53, of Caroline Street, Clyde, New York for Murder in the second degree.
Martinez was committed to the Wayne County Jail awaiting centralized arraignment. Later that day, members of the State Police Underwater Recovery Team, assisted by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department and CSX Railroad, recovered the body of Rafael Martinez, age 59, of Caroline Street, Clyde, New York from the Seneca River in Cayuga County. The victim, Rafael Martinez, is the husband of the suspect, Linda R. Martinez.
“The investigation is on-going and further details will be released in the future,” police said in a statement. “State Police are being assisted by the Wayne County District Attorney’s Office, Wayne County Sheriff’s Department, the village of Clyde Police Department and the Onondaga County Medical Examiner’s Office.”
