Jason Moon
NHPR reporter; writer, reporter, and composer of the Bear Brook season A Private Matter
Jason Moon (NHPR reporter; writer, reporter, and composer of the Bear Brook season A Private Matter) hosts Bear Brook. Topics they speak about most include Search and rescue, Declaration of death in absentia, New Hampshire neglect of elderly, disabled, or impaired adults law.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
Search and rescue
Moon said he wished police had searched to the 1.2-mile radius with cadaver dogs, but understood why they did not.
“do I wish they had searched out to Robert's 1.2-mile radius with cadaver dogs? Yes. Can I understand why they didn't? Yes”
Bear Brook: A Private Matter, Episode 4 (Nov 4, 2026) · Listen from 40:49
Declaration of death in absentia
Moon reported that under New Hampshire's four-year rule, Jay cannot legally be declared dead until February 26, 2028.
“he can't legally be declared dead until February 26, 2028”
Bear Brook: A Private Matter, Episode 4 (Nov 4, 2026) · Listen from 13:27
New Hampshire neglect of elderly, disabled, or impaired adults law
Moon reported that without Jay's body, police cannot show serious bodily injury from neglect, so it is unclear whether a crime occurred.
“without Jay's body, police can't say whether Patty's failure to call for help was a crime or not”
Bear Brook: A Private Matter, Episode 4 (Nov 4, 2026) · Listen from 12:19
Podcasts hosted
- Bear Brook · 1 episode in TMT
Appearances
A Private Matter, Episode 4Bear Brook · Nov 4, 2026 · 45 min
Jason Moon examines why police haven't charged Patty Hickey, a phone call that prompted a new search for Jay Hickey, and the science of finding lost people with dementia.
Often appears with
- Rob Hickey · 1 shared episode
- Sandra Hickey · 1 shared episode
- Kay Danko · 1 shared episode
- Brian Michael · 1 shared episode
- Kathy O'Mara · 1 shared episode
- Robert Koester · 1 shared episode
- Adam Chaney · 1 shared episode