The Murder of Henry Bedard Jr. | Swampscott, MA | The Search Podcast Ep. 25

In Episode 25 of The Search, Marc & Al examine one of the North Shore’s most haunting unsolved cases.In December of 1974, 15-year-old Henry Bedard Jr. left his Swampscott, Massachusetts home on what should have been an ordinary afternoon. He never returned.The next day, Henry’s body was discovered in a wooded area near Paradise Road — brutally beaten, partially concealed, and surrounded by questions that still remain unanswered more than 50 years later.Marc and Al break down the full timeline of Henry’s disappearance, the disturbing crime scene details, the baseball bat believed to be the murder weapon, and why investigators have long believed that someone in Swampscott knows exactly what happened.The episode also explores how this single act forever changed a quiet North Shore town, why the case went cold, and what renewed forensic efforts in recent years could finally bring long-awaited answers.This is the story of a normal kid, a small town shaken to its core, and a mystery that refuses to fade.