REOPENED: The Well

Summary

Cold Case Files: REOPENED - The Well

Host: Paula Barros
Produced by: A&E / PodcastOne
Release Date: March 13, 2025

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Introduction to the Case

In the quiet hills of New Mexico, the mysterious disappearance of Bruce Stark, a 72-year-old man living alone in an old trailer, left the community baffled. Despite being well-cared for by his neighbors, Ken Hamill and Bob Nelson, Bruce vanished without a trace, leading to a frantic search that would reopen decades-old questions about safety and neighborly vigilance.

Initial Investigation and Discovery

On the morning of September 11th, 1996, Bob Nelson noticed Bruce Stark was missing during his routine check-in. Alongside Ken Hamill, they scoured the surrounding area but found no signs of Bruce. Their search led them back to Bruce’s camper, where unsettling evidence hinted at foul play.

Mike Applegate (04:18): "It was really the only place left to look. We had searched the entire area, and this was the last place he could possibly be."

Among the scattered items were beer cans—an anomaly since Bruce didn't drink beer—broken glasses, an empty billfold, a knife, and a spotting scope. These clues suggested Bruce had been involved in a struggle before his disappearance.

Discovery of the Well

Five days after Bruce’s disappearance, his son Johnny Ray and Bob Nelson made a haunting discovery. They found Bruce's body submerged in a 30-foot deep well, draped with rope. An autopsy revealed Bruce was beaten alive before being thrown into the well, where he succumbed to exposure after several hours.

Bob Nelson (06:37): "Bruce Stark is dead, his body draped with rope."

This tragic finding turned the case into a confirmed homicide, but initial investigations hit a dead end as Bruce’s missing firearms were untraceable in national databases.

Breakthrough: Tracking the Murder Weapon

Three years later, a significant breakthrough emerged when one of Bruce’s missing guns appeared in a pawn shop. Detectives Bill Richardson and Jeff Campbell traced the weapon, a .357 Ruger, to Edward Sedler, who pawned it shortly after Bruce's murder.

Ken Hamill (10:20): "The first lead we got on the .357 Ruger was that it had been pawned by a fellow by the name of Jack Rowe."

Further investigation revealed that Sedler, along with Philip Lopez, had borrowed a pickup truck from the Salvation Army but never returned it. This connection, coupled with Sedler's criminal background, made them prime suspects.

Interrogation and Confession

Detectives Richardson and Campbell pursued Sedler and Lopez, eventually leading to intense interrogations. On December 17, 1999, during an interrogation session, Philip Lopez broke down and confessed to the murder, implicating Sedler as the primary assailant.

Philip Lopez (24:56): "He grabbed him by the neck, took him down and twisted his neck and broke him."

Despite Lopez’s confession, he chose to contest his culpability in court, leading to a prolonged legal battle.

Closure and Aftermath

Edward Sedler pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2000 and was sentenced to 40 years in prison. Conversely, Philip Lopez maintained his innocence, resulting in a life sentence following a guilty verdict in 2001. However, Lopez appealed his conviction in 2005, successfully overturning it on grounds of Sixth Amendment violations. He was granted parole in April 2019, leaving lingering questions about justice and the fallibility of the legal system.

Ken Hamill (29:12): "I don't know if Bruce realized how many friends he did have here."

Reflections on the Case

The discovery of Bruce Stark in the well was a watershed moment for his neighbors and the local community. Ken Hamill and Bob Nelson continue to grapple with the fact that they didn't consider inspecting the well earlier, a decision that haunts them.

Mike Applegate (29:03): "Yeah, when I found Bruce in that well, I called myself some pretty bad names, Ken. I mean, I cussed myself for being so damn stupid."

Conclusion

"The Well" serves as a poignant reminder of the importance of community vigilance and the relentless pursuit of justice. Despite the complexities and eventual exoneration of one suspect, the case underscores how advancements in forensic technology and dogged investigative work can finally bring closure to cold cases that once seemed unsolvable.

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Notable Quotes

• Mike Applegate (04:18): "It was really the only place left to look. We had searched the entire area, and this was the last place he could possibly be."

• Bob Nelson (06:37): "Bruce Stark is dead, his body draped with rope."

• Philip Lopez (24:56): "He grabbed him by the neck, took him down and twisted his neck and broke him."

• Ken Hamill (29:12): "I don't know if Bruce realized how many friends he did have here."

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Key Takeaways

• Community Involvement: Neighbors play a crucial role in identifying and responding to suspicious activities, but even vigilant community members can sometimes overlook critical evidence.

• Persistence in Investigation: Cold cases require unwavering dedication. The eventual breakthrough in Bruce Stark's case came after years of diligent detective work and technological advancements.

• Legal Complexities: The case highlights the intricacies of the legal system, where confessions may not always lead to undeniable convictions, emphasizing the need for thorough judicial processes.

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This detailed examination of Bruce Stark's murder illustrates the profound impact of cold cases on communities and the relentless efforts of investigators to uncover the truth, even years after the crime has been committed.

Transcript

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[Ken Hamill]

He lived in there. It's a small place and you see where this window is open here? That's the kitchen. There's old.

[Bob Nelson]

On a hill in New Mexico sits an old trailer. Inside it lives an old man.

[Ken Hamill]

He's a lonely guy and a friendly guy. I don't think he actually met anybody that he didn't like.

[Mike Applegate]

Very friendly, very open, always wanting to visit and talk.

[Bob Nelson]

Ken Hamill and Bob Nelson are Bruce Stark's neighbors and make a point of checking in on the 72 year old. On the morning of September 11th, Bob Nelson stops by.

[Mike Applegate]

Noticed that he was wasn't around, things didn't look right. I searched the area for him, was unable to find him. Alerted my neighbor Ken Hamill.

[Ken Hamill]

He stopped by my place and asked me if I knew where Bruce was and I told him probably at home and he said no. I stopped over there and the camper here was unlocked and he couldn't find anything.

[Bob Nelson]

Nelson and Hamel returned to Bruce Stark's camper and begin to walk the land looking for some trace of their friend.

[Ken Hamill]

When we did come down here, we saw all these beer cans laying here. I knew Bruce didn't drink beer, so I told Bob, I said, you know, he had some friends here.

[Mike Applegate]

I'm immediately concerned because I found several items that appeared that an altercation had occurred here. Right behind me, here on the ground, I found a knife taken out of its case, and I also found a spotting scope lying on the ground that I didn't recognize.

[Ken Hamill]

I found his glasses laying by the front door, and they were broke. And also an empty billfold. We found this empty billfold up on top of the refrigerator.

[Mike Applegate]

I was concerned that somehow he had been involved in an altercation here and had been assaulted and was lying on the ground somewhere.

[Bob Nelson]

A state police officer himself, Nelson, puts a call into the local station. A more thorough search of the land, however, turns up nothing.

[Ken Hamill]

I think both of us thought at that time that Bruce is either dead or somebody had taken him and dumped him someplace, but we really thought he was dead.

[Bob Nelson]

For three days, Hamill and Nelson continue to walk the hills around the last frontier, looking for some sign of their friend. In the end, however, Bruce Stark is simply nowhere to be found.

[Mike Applegate]

It was really the only place left to look. We. We had searched the entire area, and this was the. The last place he could possibly be.

[Bob Nelson]

Five days after Bruce Stark disappeared, Bob Nelson and Stark's son, Johnny Ray, begin removing planks of wood covering A well just 200ft from Stark's camper.

[Mike Applegate]

The well itself is encased with this wooden box, and it was locked with a padlock, and I was unable to gain access. But Johnny explained to me that this box is actually a ruse and it's able to be removed. And once we removed the box, we were able to get into the interior depths of the well.

[Bob Nelson]

The well is some 30ft deep. Johnny Ray finds a mirror and using the sun's reflection, throws some light down the dark hole.

[Mike Applegate]

When we looked down into the well, we weren't able to see anything at first, but using the mirror and the sunlight, we were both able to see Bruce. Down at the bottom of the well, submerged in water.

[Bob Nelson]

Bruce Stark is dead, his body draped with rope. The cop in Nelson has a theory as to how his friend got there.

[Mike Applegate]

There was no doubt in my mind that this was a homicide, because there was no way that Brew Starr could have gone down into the depths of that well, then covered himself up with two by eight boards and then placed this heavy, very heavy box on top of the well itself.

[Bob Nelson]

An autopsy confirms Bruce Stark was beaten but still alive when he was thrown into the well. Unable to make his way to the surface, Stark lay there probably four hours before he died of exposure.

[Ken Hamill]

Generally speaking, yeah, there's not, there isn't a lot of crime out here.

[Bob Nelson]

Mike Applegate is an officer with the New Mexico state police. On September 19, he pulls up to the last frontiers place to see and be seen. The Eagle Guest Ranch restaurant.

[Ken Hamill]

It's the only place to buy gas. It's the only place that you can go to eat if you want to eat out. It's the only place you can buy groceries. So this is a gathering point and Mr. Stark made trips here on a regular basis, knew the owner.

[Bob Nelson]

Waitresses remember seeing Stark just days before he disappeared. One waitress in particular recalls the old man with two strangers.

[Ken Hamill]

We knew that Mr. Stark met with two individuals a day or so prior to his death. And if I'm not mistaken, they might have had dinner together.

[Bob Nelson]

Composite sketches of the two men are generated. No one, however, can put a name to either face. Meanwhile, Stark's family tells police about some guns Stark had now missing from the Kemper.

[Ken Hamill]

He had three long guns and two handguns. His son and or his ex wife had maintained serial numbers for each of those weapons. Those were given to the investigators and they were entered into NCIC as stolen.

[Bob Nelson]

The federal database, however, turns up nothing. And Bruce Stark's homicide is shuffled into New Mexico's cold files. Meanwhile, investigators wait, wonder and hope that someone will be foolish enough to use a gun that could connect him to a murder.

[Ken Hamill]

In everyone's mind, all the investigators involved in the case knew that at some point a weapon's going to show up either on a traffic stop, if an officer searches a car or something.

[Bob Nelson]

That something doesn't happen for three years until a gun turns up in a pawn shop.

[Ken Hamill]

I just wanted to draw your attention to some of the damage.

[Bob Nelson]

Bill Richardson and Jeff Campbell are investigators for the New Mexico Attorney General.

[Ken Hamill]

Of course, one thing I found interesting was the fact that his pants had been pulled down, indicating that perhaps that happened when he was being drugged as well.

[Bob Nelson]

In May of 1999, they pick up the three year old evidence file on Bruce Stark and try to make sense of his murder.

[Ken Hamill]

The Stark case seemed to be one that was perhaps easier to solve than others, largely because Stark lived in a solitary environment. It was one of the things that was obvious from the get go with the state police and so forth that there were several guns missing. Where did those guns go was a big Question.

[Bob Nelson]

Five guns, to be exact. All owned by the murder victim. All gone missing from his camper.

[Ken Hamill]

These firms were taken from the property we assumed at the time that he was killed. You can always trace guns. Unless someone just virtually destroys them.

[Bob Nelson]

Campbell and Richardson, pull out serial numbers on the weapons and begin cross checking against national databases.

[Ken Hamill]

The first lead we got on the.357 ruger was that it had been pawned by a fellow by the name of Jack Rowe.

[Bob Nelson]

Rowe acquired the gun from another pawn shop In January of 1997, one year after Stark's murder. Detectives contact an agent at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and request a complete workup on the Ruger's history.

[Ken Hamill]

So I asked him to trace, do a gun trace from manufacture, basically from cradle to grave of the gun. He got back to me very quickly, and we were able to come up with a transaction that had been made in September of 1996.

[Bob Nelson]

The transaction took place within a month of the murder, Close enough to have been pawned by the killer. For more specific information, agents Richardson and Campbell need to head out to Albuquerque's hillbilly pawn shop.

[Ken Hamill]

Pawn shops in Albuquerque have a pretty good reputation as far as cooperation with law enforcement.

[Bob Nelson]

On a November afternoon, Campbell and Richardson sift through pawn shop gun records looking for a pawn ticket to brew Stark's.357.

[Ken Hamill]

Ruger by transaction records and so forth. We're able to track it to this pawn shop and associate the pistol with the person who pawned it.

[Bob Nelson]

The gun was pawned two days after Bruce Stark's murder by a man named Edward Sedler. Campbell runs a background check and finds Sedler to be a man with a past.

[Ken Hamill]

He'd had some trouble with the law and has had some trouble with drugs and so forth. During the process of backgrounding him, found out that he was tied to a. A missing vehicle.

[Bob Nelson]

According to police records, Sedler and a second man, Philip Lopez, borrowed the vehicle from the local Salvation army and never returned it. Campbell and Richardson have no choice but to follow the trail as it leads them from pawn shop to soup kitchen.

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[Brooke Giddings]

Witnesses had seen Bruce Stark with two other men the night before he had disappeared. They were having dinner together at the only restaurant in town. Having no leads or information other than the fact that several guns had been stolen from the Stark home, the case came to a standstill until one of the guns resurfaced. The gun was purchased at a pawn shop. Within a month of the murder, the detectives visited a string of pawn shops looking for the pawn ticket for the murder weapon. Fortunately, they were able to locate the pawn ticket and identify two possible suspects, Edward Sidler and Philip Lopez.

[Ken Hamill]

This is just plain old fashioned police work. This isn't csi. It's not a bunch of chemicals and reagents and everything else is just get out, pound the bricks and find the answers.

[Bob Nelson]

On December 10, 1999, shoe leather takes cold case investigators to the local Salvation army with questions about settler Lopez and a missing truck.

[Ken Hamill]

And interviewing the manager, he indicated that he certainly knew these two guys, had loaned his pickup truck to them to go on a camping trip at about the time that Bruce Stark was killed.

[Bob Nelson]

According to the manager, Sedler and Lopez never returned the red pickup and were never seen or heard from again.

[Ken Hamill]

At this point, they're looking like good suspects to me. And the reason that they are is Ken Hamill, who was a neighbor to the victim, had told us when we interviewed him that about the time the victim went missing, he had driven by the Stark residence and glanced over at the residence and he could see Bruce Stark sitting there with two other fellows. And he also observed a blaze orange looking pickup parked at the Bruce Stark residence.

[Bob Nelson]

Cold case investigators need to get a better handle on the movements of Sedler and Lopez at the time of Bruce Stark's murder. When the Salvation army tells them about EBT cards, also known as electronic benefits transfer, investigators realize they might have hit the jackpot.

[Ken Hamill]

Once we obtained those cards from Department of Social Services, we could sort of track the travels of the users of the cards. In this case, I believe either Lopez or Settler had used their card here in Socorro at about the time that the events unfolded resulting in the death of Bruce Stark. Well, what we're looking at here is that we have two individuals, one of them associated with the gun, both of them associated with pickup that appeared to have been in the area. And so things started looking likely that there was something involved here.

[Bob Nelson]

Cold case investigators have enough evidence to warrant a chat with their suspects. The hope is that one of the two gets nervous and turns into a.

[Ken Hamill]

Snitch I have a person saying something and I have a person saying nothing. I have a person saying you did it and you're not denying it. Don't get testy with me. Today's date is December 17, 1999. The time is about 10:20am and my name is Bill Richardson. My practice as an interrogator is one of which I try to make the subject I'm going to interrogate as comfortable as I can. I want to develop a rapport with that person. I want that person to know that there's a certain amount of trust going on here.

[Bob Nelson]

On December 17th, Agent Bill Richardson questions Edward Settler.

[Ken Hamill]

You tell me what happened. Let's see, back then I was in the Salvation Army. And what were you treated for? Alcohol or drinking?

[Bob Nelson]

Richardson believes Settler and Philip Lopez murdered Bruce Stark in 1996. Richardson shows the suspect a.357 Ruger stolen from Stark's home at the time of the murder.

[Ken Hamill]

This is primarily the reason I want to talk to you. I'm going to show you the arm. It's a six inch Ruger.357 Blackhawk revolver. Do you recognize this? No.

[Bob Nelson]

Richardson believes Settler is lying. The reason? A pawn ticket for the gun bearing Settler's name and dated a day after the killing on 11 September.

[Ken Hamill]

He paused on shot on Central Avenue. Oh, Philip had. Now, Philip had used my license before. I haven't seen that gun.

[Bob Nelson]

Richardson pulls out the Stark murder file and begins to work his suspect.

[Ken Hamill]

What we're investigating is the homicide death of the man that owned the. See, that's what this is about. Of course, the Obvious question is, Mr. Settler, I'd like you to explain to me several things. Why did you pawn this gun? Where did you get this gun? And is this your signature? He immediately agreed it was his signature. He immediately agreed that he had pawned it. And then he went into the process of describing how his partner, Philip Lopez had done this very, very terrible thing. I know Philip, I think, struggled with him. What were they struggling about? I think over money. Did Philip strike you over there? That I don't know because I turned away from it. I just turned away from it.

[Bob Nelson]

According to Sedler, he and Lopez drank beer with Stark in his trailer well into the night. At some point, Sedler claims Lopez grabbed one of Stark's guns and began to beat the old man.

[Ken Hamill]

Jesus Christ. I could hear what sounded like, you know, bones breaking. I could hear it still starting yelling at me. Don't ever say anything or something to that effect. I didn't know if he was really just unconscious or if he was actually dead, but he grabbed him from like the underside of his arm and started dragging him down. And I kind of watched and I just couldn't believe what he was doing.

[Bob Nelson]

Settler goes on to say that Philip Lopez dragged Bruce Stark down to a well, opened it up and pitched Stark in.

[Ken Hamill]

I saw absolutely no remorse. I, I saw a fellow who was trying to figure out how to get himself out of a very, very bad situation.

[Bob Nelson]

Detectives doubt Settler's story and book him on a charge of murder. He is taken to Los Lunas, New Mexico, where Philip Lopez is waiting to be interrogated when Settler arrives at Los.

[Ken Hamill]

Lunas and Philip Lopez sees him. Initially, Philip Lopez made a comment that I believe. Now I'm going to spend the rest of my life in the penitentiary. Would you identify yourself by name please? Philip Lopez.

[Bob Nelson]

At 8pm, New Mexico State Agent Jeff Campbell sits down with Philip Lopez. Sergeant Darrell Kindig watches from an adjacent room.

[Ken Hamill]

Ed Feather. Edward Feather. I have nothing to say. I don't know where Sutter was. All I'm asking you to do is remember September of 96. Okay?

[Mike Applegate]

Years.

[Ken Hamill]

I don't remember because I, I used to be a low, bad alcoholic and I blacked out a lot. Uh huh. I don't remember that. I can normally tell when an interview's about to be won or lost. No doubt in my mind this interview was about to be lost. He was so evasive in his actions and the way he was fighting through this interview. I just knew this thing was going to be lost unless it was rescued.

[Bob Nelson]

Kindig storms into the interview room, pulls up a chair and gets in Lopez's face.

[Ken Hamill]

I have a person saying something and I have a person saying nothing. I have a person saying you did it and you're not denying it. You explain that to me. Well, I'm just telling you, be the good guy. Tell the truth from the beginning. Don't get testy with me. I began just to detail by detail, lay down the facts that happened in the case and that we knew what had happened. I watched him, I watched his behavior, I watched his composition of his body. The thing is, by you telling me the truth, you are helping you. So if I can't do anything that helps you right now, that's the truth. But you can help yourself. He started crossing his arms and crossing his legs and this is a thing that tells us the guy's getting defensive. He knows we're getting close. I pulled up closer and closer and closer to him, bringing my chair just inches away. From his face and began to tell him straight up, we know that you committed this crime. Just tell me the. From the beginning, what happened. I don't even have to give you any questions. Just tell me what happened.

[Bob Nelson]

He got the old man by the.

[Ken Hamill]

Neck and broke his neck.

[Bob Nelson]

As investigators listen, Philip Lopez flips the script, claiming Sedler was the killer and he, Lopez, merely, an accomplice.

[Mike Applegate]

First we're going to borrow from him.

[Ken Hamill]

No, I didn't borrow.

[Bob Nelson]

Okay, let's go for it.

[Ken Hamill]

He grabbed him by the neck, took him down and twisted his neck and broke him. And that's who we drug it until we left. What I was thinking is we're finally here. All this time that the Starks had waited for the information to come forth about who killed their father. We finally had the killers. That's what I was thinking.

[Bob Nelson]

Cold case investigators intend to charge both men with murder, but need to corroborate details of the confession. Lopez claims the men stole five guns in all from Stark, dumping some of them along the side of the road as they drove to Albuquerque.

[Ken Hamill]

It became important from my point of view to have them take us back to that location if they were willing to and show us where they threw those guns out of the truck. Three years earlier today's date is December 19, 1999. This is Agent Mike Applegate.

[Bob Nelson]

The next afternoon, Lopez and Sedler lead investigators down a series of dirt roads in a search for Bruce Stark's missing guns.

[Ken Hamill]

Agent Richardson, full bag that as evidence.

[Bob Nelson]

Within a few hours, two guns are recovered and the final questions to Bruce Stark's murder are laid to rest. Six months later, Edwards Headler pleads guilty to second degree murder and is sentenced to 40 years in prison. In spite of his confession, Philip Lopez decides to take his chances and face a jury. On March 5, 2001, he is found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.

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[Ken Hamill]

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[Bill Curtis]

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[Ken Hamill]

What does it all mean?

[Bob Nelson]

What does it all mean? We are here to try and figure it all out with our new Ancient Aliens podcast. There is a doorway in the universe. Beyond it is the promise of truth. It demands. We question everything we have ever been taught. The evidence is all around us. The future is right before our eyes. We are not alone. We have never been alone. Listen to the Ancient Aliens podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts. According to the medical examiner's report, Bruce Stark was most likely thrown into this well, still alive, and laid here for hours, maybe days, before succumbing to the cold and dying of exposure. Just a few feet away, his friends Ken Hamill and Bob Nelson searched for their friend. Neither thought to take a look in the well until it was too late. It's a decision they think about even to this day.

[Mike Applegate]

Yeah, when I found Bruce in that well, I called myself some pretty bad names, Ken. I mean, I cussed myself for being so damn stupid.

[Ken Hamill]

I don't know if Bruce realized how many friends he did have here. I personally just thought that he wanted to be somebody or have people think he was somebody, you know, not knowing that he was.

[Brooke Giddings]

When I looked for current information on Edward Sedler, he didn't appear on the New Mexico Inmate Locator. That website is run by the Department of Justice. Another non official website I visited listed his status as currently incarcerated. Philip Lopez filed an appeal in 2005 stating that the process leading up to his conviction on felony murder had violated his sixth amendment right. That appeal was successful and his felony murder conviction was overturned. Lopez was granted parole in April of 2019. Cold case files. The podcast is hosted by Brooke giddings, produced by McKamey, Lynn and Steve Delamater. Our associate producer is Julie McGruder. Our executive producer is Ted Butler. Our music was created by Blake Maples. This podcast is distributed by Podcast one. The Cold Case Files TV series was produced by Curtis Productions and is hosted by Bill Curtis. You can find me at Brooke Giddings on Twitter and Brooke the podcaster on Instagram. I'm also active in the Facebook group Podcast for Justice. Check out more cold case [e-mail] or learn more about cases like this one by visiting the A E Real crime [e-mail] RealCrime.

[Bob Nelson]

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