Ep:66 - From Disappearance to Justice - A conversation with Cpl. Rob Betnar | Murder Unscripted

Ep:66 - From Disappearance to Justice - A conversation with Cpl. Rob Betnar | Murder Unscripted

Ed and Melissa sit down with Rob Betnar, the Pennsylvania State Police investigator who cracked the 1985 murder of 13-year-old David Wellington Reed in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania. Drawing from the original police files - not rumors - Rob walks us through how a long-cold disappearance became a homicide case and, ultimately, a solved mystery. Ed previously produced this case for ID’s Nightmare Next Door and A&E’s Cold Case Files. Now it's Rob's turn to tell his version of what it really took to bring David's killer to justice. 🕵️‍♂️📂 🔎 What we cover: • Reopening a small-town cold case and building it from the ground up 🧭 • The rail yard timeline: caboose, impact evidence, and that crucial skull fracture 🚂✊ • How an exhumation and fresh forensics shifted the case from “undetermined” to homicide • Witness re-interviews, rumor vs. record, and the moment the case finally broke 📜🔦 • What justice looked like for David Reed - and lessons for families with unsolved cases 🕯️ 💬 Join the conversation LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE to help more people find this episode. ✍️👍🔔 📨 Tips / case suggestions: DM or email the show. 🧩 Keywords (SEO): Rob Betnar interview, David Wellington Reed, David Reed murder, Schuylkill Haven cold case, Pennsylvania true crime, 1985 homicide, rail yard caboose, angle iron evidence, left-handed punch clue, exhumation, forensic re-evaluation, police case files, solved cold case, Murder Unscripted podcast, Ed Hydock, Investigation Discovery, A&E Cold Case Files, Nightmare Next Door #MurderUnscripted #RobBetnar #DavidReed #ColdCase #Solved #TrueCrime #SchuylkillHaven #Pennsylvania #PoliceFiles #Forensics #Exhumation #RailYard #Caboose #1985 #Interview #Podcast 🎧 _________________________________________________________________________ 🎙️ Welcome to Murder Unscripted — the weekly true-crime podcast where veteran producer Ed Hydock (Forensic Files, Cold Case Files & many more) teams up with his bestie - super-sleuth fan Melissa Spivey - to explore real life murder investigations. Our unique dynamic resonates with both seasoned true-crime fans and those new to the genre, while our unscripted interviews with detectives, forensic scientists, prosecutors, and victims’ families bring you far beyond recycled headlines - immersing you in the world of true-crime like no one else. 🔍 Expect deep dives into obscure stories, serial killers, cold cases, DNA breakthroughs & courtroom drama, plus Friday Minis, Shorts and live Q&As. Built on Insight, Integrity & Advocacy, we keep victims front-and-center, while adding a touch of humor to brighten even the darkest tales. 👉 New episodes every Tuesday. Subscribe, join the MU Crew & tap the bell! 🌐 For more information about us and the show, visit our website at: www.MurderUnscriptedPod.com E-mail us at: murderunscriptedpod@gmail.com Follow us on socials 👇 FB - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557418124048 Insta - https://www.instagram.com/murderunscripted/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@murderunscripted ⚠️ Graphic details; listener discretion advised. #TrueCrime #MurderUnscripted #ColdCase #UnsolvedMysteries #ForensicScience #VictimAdvocacy 🕵️‍♀️🩸 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep:123 | A Conversation with Ed Nordskog - The Investigator Who Ended The Worst Arson Spree In American History | Murder Unscripted

Ep:123 | A Conversation with Ed Nordskog - The Investigator Who Ended The Worst Arson Spree In American History | Murder Unscripted

52 fires in 75 hours. One man terrorized Los Angeles, and this is the investigator who hunted him down. To close out Burning Desires, we sit down with one of the most decorated arson investigators a...

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Ep:122 | Son Sets 76 Fires Killing Three, Father Turns Him In | Paul Keller | Murder Unscripted

Ep:122 | Son Sets 76 Fires Killing Three, Father Turns Him In | Paul Keller | Murder Unscripted

For six months, a phantom arsonist burned Seattle to the ground. The man who finally stopped him was his own father. In 1992, more than a hundred fires tore through the Seattle area. Churches, wareh...

22 Syys 1h 15min

Ep:121 | The Pillow Pyro, Part 2 | How A Fire Captain Became A Serial Arsonist  | Murder Unscripted

Ep:121 | The Pillow Pyro, Part 2 | How A Fire Captain Became A Serial Arsonist | Murder Unscripted

For years, a serial arsonist burned his way across California and vanished before the smoke cleared. In Part 2, we finally put a name and a face to him, and it is the last person anyone suspected: Joh...

15 Syys 1h 24min

Ep: 120 | A Cigarette, Three Matches, and a Rubber Band | The Pillow Pyro (Part 1) | Murder Unscripted

Ep: 120 | A Cigarette, Three Matches, and a Rubber Band | The Pillow Pyro (Part 1) | Murder Unscripted

A cigarette, three matches, and a rubber band. For most of the 1980s, that was all it took for a serial arsonist to burn his way across California and vanish before the smoke was even spotted. Most of...

8 Syys 1h 18min

Ep. 119 | Murders of Barbara Walsh & Renee Powell | He Set 7 Fires to Erase Himself. He Missed One Thing | Murder Unscripted

Ep. 119 | Murders of Barbara Walsh & Renee Powell | He Set 7 Fires to Erase Himself. He Missed One Thing | Murder Unscripted

Shoreline, Washington, 1995. Firefighters knock down a small apartment fire and find a woman's body inside. One month later, 50 feet away, it happens again. Two ordinary, kind women were murdered in n...

1 Syys 1h 5min

Ep: 118 | A Conversation with Dr. Colleen Fitzpatrick | Pioneer of Genetic Genealogy | Murder Unscripted

Ep: 118 | A Conversation with Dr. Colleen Fitzpatrick | Pioneer of Genetic Genealogy | Murder Unscripted

Her degree says nuclear physics but her work changed the way cold cases are solved. ⬇️ To close out our Killer Connections block, Ed and Melissa sit down with the woman whose name has come up all mon...

25 Elo 1h 5min

Ep. 117 | Murder of Cliff & Linda Bernhardt | Killers Leaves Bowl of Ice Near Victim's Body | Murder Unscripted

Ep. 117 | Murder of Cliff & Linda Bernhardt | Killers Leaves Bowl of Ice Near Victim's Body | Murder Unscripted

Billings, Montana, November 1973. Cliff and Linda Bernhardt set their dinner table for three and welcomed a guest they trusted. By the next morning, the young couple were dead, and the killer had stag...

18 Elo 59min

Ep:116 | The Murder of Leslie Preer | A Killer Hidden in Her Daughter’s Past | Murder Unscripted

Ep:116 | The Murder of Leslie Preer | A Killer Hidden in Her Daughter’s Past | Murder Unscripted

On the morning of May 2, 2001, Leslie Preer -- a warm, generous 48-year-old woman who her family said saw the world through rose-colored glasses -- didn't show up to work in Washington DC. Her boss dr...

11 Elo 1h 35min

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