MUS-2026-0591
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MUS-2026-0591
Homicide
- Incident
- 2005
- Indexed
- Nov 1, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Halifax Regional Police
- Location
- Halifax Canada
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Jonathan Reader, 19, was found unconscious in a roadway in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the early hours of August 7, 2005, after a night downtown, and died a short time later in hospital. An autopsy ruled the death a homicide by blunt force trauma. He had last been seen alone on Dutch Village Road after leaving a bar with a woman who was never identified. His case is listed in the Nova Scotia rewards program, and no one has been arrested or charged.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- Aug 7, 2005
At 1:57 am, Reader leaves the Pacifico Bar and Grill with a woman who has not been identified.
- Aug 7, 2005
At 3:20 am, he is last seen alone on Dutch Village Road.
- Aug 7, 2005
At 4:10 am, he is found in the roadway at Radcliffe Drive and Dunbrack Street and dies a short time later in hospital.
Key people
The people in the file.
19, of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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