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

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

Brief Summary

Radar the dog detects human decomposition at a murder scene, confirmed by Luminol evidence.

Key points

Radar's Remarkable Detection. Radar, a German Shepherd rescue, alerts to human decomposition, leading to critical discoveries.
The Glowing Evidence. Luminol reveals blood at the murder scene, confirming suspicions of foul play.

Episode quotes

All over that house it was glowing.

Indicating the presence of blood at the scene.

1:04WatchApr 2, 2026

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