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Radar, the rescue-turned-cadaver dog, helped uncover evidence in Minnesota man's murder #shorts

April 02, 2026 / 01:14

This episode discusses the use of a rescue dog named Radar, trained to detect human decomposition, in a murder investigation. Handler Dan Moldenhauer explains Radar's alerts at specific locations in a house where a crime occurred.

Radar, a German Shepherd rescue from Wisconsin, alerted at a spot in the Harps house where new owners reported a red stain. Moldenhauer recounts witnessing this alert, which indicated the presence of human remains.

The dog also indicated a basement sliding door, where neighbors had seen suspicious activity involving bags and a rolled-up rug. This raised concerns about a possible body being inside.

Additionally, the episode highlights the use of Luminol, a chemical that detects blood, which glowed in multiple areas of the house, confirming it as the murder scene.

TLDR

Radar the dog alerts to human decomposition in a murder investigation, confirming the crime scene with Luminol evidence.

Episode

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The handler, Dan Moldenhauer, told us that Radar is a German Shepherd rescue from Wisconsin and when she detects the
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presence of human decomposition, she will turn around, sit, and look right at Moldenhauer. And I witnessed this
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myself. After all these years, Radar went through the Harps house and alerted at the very spot where the new owners
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said that she had seen this red stain on the floor. And at the time Radar alerted
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and when we were there, she did it again, which was really something to see. The dog also alerted at the
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basement sliding door that led outside, which is where of course the neighbors had seen the the two of them bringing
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out bags and what appeared to be this rolled up rug, which when they were talking to each other they thought,
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"Gosh, could there be a body inside that?" And all of the areas that Radar detected
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were also areas where the Luminol glowed. 48 Hours people know very well, you spray this chemical, Luminol, it
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detects blood and turn off the lights and they put a special uh light that causes that chemical to glow
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and all over that house it was glowing. That told them this was definitely the murder scene.

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Episode Highlights

  • Radar's Remarkable Detection
    Radar, the German Shepherd rescue, alerted at critical spots in the investigation.
    “I witnessed this myself.”
    @ 00m 11s
    April 02, 2026
  • The Luminol Revelation
    The chemical Luminol glowed in areas where Radar detected, confirming the murder scene.
    “This was definitely the murder scene.”
    @ 01m 09s
    April 02, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • All over that house it was glowing.
    Radar, the rescue-turned-cadaver dog, helped uncover evidence in Minnesota man's murder #shorts

Key Moments

  • Dog Detection00:11
  • Chilling Discovery00:43
  • Luminol Glows01:04