David Reed, a 13-year-old boy from Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, was found dead in December 1985. In August 1985, Reed was reported missing after he left his home on a bicycle. When Reed's decomposed body was found months later, the autopsy report was inconclusive.WGAL Lancaster: Police Make Arrest In 1985 Killing(August 21, 2008)
On August 21, 2008, 23 years after Reed's death, Joseph Geiger was arrested and charged for killing Reed.FOXNews.com: Police Arrest Suspect in 1985 Murder of... (August 21, 2008)
Road to the Discovery of Reed's Homicide
While Reed's case was previously ruled inconclusive, in July 2008, Joseph Lipsett, a Pennsylvania coroner, revealed that Reed had been murdered. Reed's cause of death has not yet been released by officials.WGAL Lancaster: Police Make Arrest In 1985 Killing(August 21, 2008)
References
Fast Facts
-
Age
13
-
Fact:
-
Hometown
-
Hair color
Brown
-
Eye color
Blue
-
Alleged murderer
-
Fact:
-
Fact:
-
Fact:
-
Fact:
-
Fact:
His mother died in 2001
-
Fact:
His father died when he was a toddler
-
Sister
-
Brother
