Crime & Safety
Berks County, PA Cold Case: $5,000 Reward in 2008 Killing
Reading, PA – Nearly 19 years after a Pennsylvania grocery executive was found beaten to death near his home, state police are continuing their investigation and publicizing a $5,000 reward for inform
By Avery Collins · 2026-10-15T18:42:12.645Z
Reading, PA – Nearly 19 years after a Pennsylvania grocery executive was found beaten to death near his home, state police are continuing their investigation and publicizing a $5,000 reward for information that could help solve the Berks County homicide.
According to Pennsylvania State Police Troop L's Reading Barracks, investigators are seeking information about the killing of Gary Redner, 55, who served as executive vice president of Redner's Warehouse Market, a grocery and convenience store chain operating throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware.
Redner was discovered severely beaten on the morning of March 9, 2008, on a neighbor's property in the 400 block of Reber's Bridge Road in Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, northwest of Reading.
Authorities determined that he died from blunt force trauma to the head.
Investigators believe Redner was initially confronted near the driver's side of his vehicle in his own driveway.
Police believe he fled through a wooded area before encountering his attacker on a neighboring property.
One detail investigators disclosed is that $270 in paper currency remained inside Redner's wallet, although authorities have not established a motive in the information released.
Redner was last seen leaving Ganley's Pub at approximately 7 p.m. on March 8, 2008. The establishment was located about a quarter mile west of his residence.
The case remains under investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Investigation Assessment Unit.
Authorities are publicizing a $5,000 cash reward for information that helps solve the case.
Anyone with information, regardless of how minor it may seem, is encouraged to contact Pennsylvania State Police Tips at 1 800 472 8477 or submit information through the official PSP Tips online reporting form .
The reward announcement renews attention on a homicide that has remained unresolved for more than 18 years.