Janette Roberson

Who Killed...?

Bill Huffman

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

3.8 • 595 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

27 year old Janette Roberson was brutally murdered in Reed City, Michigan on January 19, 1983. She was working in the pet department of the store when she was severely beaten and sexually assaulted. The incident took place between 1 and 4 p.m. in the basement of Gambles store, now Reed City Hardware. She and her husband along with their two young children had moved to the small town of Reed City about eight months prior her death. If you have any information in Janette Roberson’s case please contact the Michigan State Police at (989) 773-5951 or Reed City Police Chief Chuck Davis at (231) 832-3743. Tips can also be submitted to the Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-800-SPEAKUP. Sources: https://morbidology.com/who-killed-janette-roberson/ https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold-case-spotlight/brutal-murder-young-michigan-mother-janette-roberson-still-haunts-small-n674701 https://www.9and10news.com/2020/01/18/thirty-seven-years-later-friends-and-family-search-for-janette-robersons-killer/ https://www.9and10news.com/2017/02/06/cold-case-the-janette-roberson-story-part-1/ https://www.9and10news.com/2018/01/27/dozens-walk-hopes-break-silence-surrounding-janette-robersons-death/ https://www.theheraldreview.com/local-news/article/Justice-for-Janette-14354858.php Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.4	For too many hands, too many different agencies working the case. When you get too many hands, too many different agencies working the case.
0:40.3	When you get too many hands into something, there's something going to be missed.
0:45.3	It's important to make sure that we do our best, the best job possible, to get the answers.
0:51.3	And friends and family members are still searching for answers.
0:55.4	On January 19, 1983, 27-year-old Jeanette Robertson was murdered in the basement of Gamble's hardware store in Reed City.
1:04.5	I remember the sinking feeling and knowing that I probably knew who it was and just hoping,
1:09.2	I hate to see it be anybody but hoping that it wasn't her.
1:11.6	This stuff only happens to other people.
1:15.6	This is like a book.
1:18.6	Justice forward to that!
1:21.6	Justice forward to that!
1:23.6	Justice forward to that!
1:25.6	I don't believe it's a person, you know, a stranger that happened to walk through
1:29.3	town that, that day that did this.
1:33.3	The injuries to her suggest that there were, you know, a fit of rage during the incident.
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