Public Safety

Key witness in Columbia County grandmother’s murder case dies before trial

Kaylin Madonia, 24, who had been scheduled to testify in the case surrounding her grandmother Martina Lundy’s disappearance, was found dead over the weekend; no cause of death has been released. Madonia had originally reported Lundy missing in Columbia County in 2024 and had been actively assisting efforts to resolve the case. Aaron Hokanson, Lundy’s boyfriend at the time of her disappearance, was arrested earlier this year and indicted on a first-degree murder charge, even though Lundy’s body has not been recovered.

Sources: WCJB TV20