Life on the Installment Plan
(True story of a professional thief)
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My name is Marty Maertens, and along with my wife Karen, I have chosen to write about my experiences in penal institutions and what got me there. Through ten marriages and six prison stints, I will tell it all, and in a humorous manner. I think you'll enjoy my life and perhaps learn something from it.
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My name is Marvin “Marty” Maertens and this book is based on my life story - a life of crime, jails, prison, a mental hospital, and ten marriages. My life of crime actually began at age 13; state prisons started at age 21 with an Army stockade to my credit before that. Prison life ended in December 1976 at age 45. Life itself started again with my 10th marriage on December 5, 1981. I knew in 1976 that my life in prison was over. I’d had all I could handle with six prison sentences. However, at the time, I wasn’t necessarily sure I was done with crime. So, here is my story and I hope you enjoy it and learn from it.
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Marty and Karen Maertens
Raised in Northern Idaho and committed the first crime at 13 years of age, progressing to a life of burglary and ten marriages.