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1985 Murder Solved in Schuylkill County

1985 Murder Solved in Schuylkill County - Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 11:28AM EST

Thursday, Aug 21, 2008 @ 11:28am EST

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY- Pennsylvania State Police arrested a

Pottsville man this morning in the 1985 murder of a 13 year old boy. Joseph Geiger is accused of killing David Reed of Schuylkill Haven. Reed's body was found in a wooded area on the edge of town in December 1985, about a half-mile from his bicycle. State police exhumed the body in January after turning up new evidence in the case. Geiger will arraigned on murder of the third degree, involuntary manslaughter, assault, abuse of a corpse, and other related charges later today in Orwigsburg.