Prosecutors: Man Accused of Killing Girlfriend Who Planned to Expose His Crimes

In Florida, a man has been charged with the alleged murder of his girlfriend, a crime that occurred nearly two years ago. Authorities claim the motive stemmed from her threat to report him for viewing child sexual abuse material. The victim’s body has not been found.

Aaron Hokanson, aged 60, is accused of first-degree murder in the case of 61-year-old Martina Lundy. As per the details in the arrest affidavit, Lundy’s granddaughter alerted the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office on June 4, 2024, about her grandmother’s disappearance after she had not been seen for several days.

The couple resided together on SW Carpenter Road in Lake City and had been in a relationship for two years. However, the dynamics between them turned “volatile” shortly before the alleged homicide, as Lundy began questioning Hokanson’s sexual orientation, according to investigators.

During a trip to the Florida Keys in March 2024, Lundy reportedly suggested visiting a gay bar, a proposal Hokanson declined, insisting he was not gay. Additionally, she confided in her brother just days before she vanished, claiming she had evidence of Hokanson admitting to viewing child sexual abuse images “at least 100 times,” as noted in the affidavit.

Hokanson reportedly revealed that he had been a victim of molestation by his mother’s boyfriend during his childhood.

“Lundy explained this was no excuse for him to watch child porn,” cops wrote. “Lundy told Hokanson he would never be around any children, and she was going to tell his daughter.”

She later told the defendant that she was “going to have him arrested by the end of the week.” Hokanson allegedly destroyed his cellphone and laptop and deleted the search history, according to police.

Cops believe Hokanson murdered Lundy in the early morning hours of May 30, 2024. She was last heard on a voicemail to her daughter at 2:23 a.m. Lundy also can be heard confronting Hokanson about his sexuality on the voicemail. At 7:22 a.m., data shows Hokanson started his vehicle, per cops.

Lundy and her granddaughter were set to go to a wedding that weekend, and the granddaughter went to the Carpenter Road home on May 31, 2024, to pick up a dress, cops wrote. But Lundy wasn’t there. Hokanson claimed Lundy had taken off the day before, upset about her daughter calling her late at night, according to the complaint.

The victim was also without her phone, which her family thought was odd, cops said. She has never been seen or heard from since.

“She is not coming home,” Assistant State Attorney Sean Crisafulli told local ABC affiliate WCJB. “Martina Lundy did not abandon her daughter. She did not abandon her granddaughter that she raised as her own. She didn’t abandon those two dogs she took with her everywhere she went. She didn’t abandon the tenants for whom she collected rent like clockwork until this happened.”

Cops also point to $73,000 in cash that is still sitting in a bank safe-deposit box as another indicator that she’s dead.

Hokanson claims Lundy “took off” on her own. Prosecutors allege he sent fake text messages to throw family and law enforcement off track.

“I’m going away for a few days,” one message said. “I gotta get away from all this s— and people.”

He also lied to family members in the days after she disappeared, claiming he filed a missing person report when he did not, cops say.

Hokanson was originally charged with second-degree murder last week but was indicted on the first-degree murder charge on Tuesday. He remains at the Columbia County Jail without bond.