diff --git a/cmd/report.go b/cmd/report.go
index 73114e3..b268ea4 100644
--- a/cmd/report.go
+++ b/cmd/report.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/url"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jongio/grut/internal/crashlog"
@@ -140,9 +141,13 @@ func writeCrashReportListJSON(w io.Writer, reports []*crashlog.CrashReport) erro
 }
 
 func runReportShow(id string) error {
-	report, err := crashlog.Read(id)
+	reports, err := crashlog.List()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("listing crash reports: %w", err)
+	}
+	report, err := findCrashReport(id, reports)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("reading crash report %q: %w", id, err)
+		return err
 	}
 
 	data, err := json.MarshalIndent(report, "", "  ")
@@ -153,6 +158,33 @@ func runReportShow(id string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func findCrashReport(id string, reports []*crashlog.CrashReport) (*crashlog.CrashReport, error) {
+	id = strings.TrimSpace(id)
+	if id == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("crash report ID is required")
+	}
+	for _, report := range reports {
+		if report.ID == id {
+			return report, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	var matches []*crashlog.CrashReport
+	for _, report := range reports {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(report.ID, id) {
+			matches = append(matches, report)
+		}
+	}
+	switch len(matches) {
+	case 1:
+		return matches[0], nil
+	case 0:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("crash report with id %q not found", id)
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("crash report id %q matches %d reports; use a longer ID", id, len(matches))
+	}
+}
+
 func runReportLatest(noBrowser bool) error {
 	reports, err := crashlog.List()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/report_test.go b/cmd/report_test.go
index 5e46b41..5b4b397 100644
--- a/cmd/report_test.go
+++ b/cmd/report_test.go
@@ -196,6 +196,51 @@ func TestRunReport_ShowFlag_NonexistentID(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 }
 
+func TestFindCrashReport_ExactID(t *testing.T) {
+	reports := []*crashlog.CrashReport{
+		{ID: "123456789"},
+		{ID: "123400000"},
+	}
+
+	report, err := findCrashReport("123456789", reports)
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "123456789", report.ID)
+}
+
+func TestFindCrashReport_UnambiguousPrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	reports := []*crashlog.CrashReport{
+		{ID: "123456789"},
+		{ID: "987654321"},
+	}
+
+	report, err := findCrashReport("1234", reports)
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "123456789", report.ID)
+}
+
+func TestFindCrashReport_AmbiguousPrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	reports := []*crashlog.CrashReport{
+		{ID: "123456789"},
+		{ID: "123400000"},
+	}
+
+	_, err := findCrashReport("1234", reports)
+
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "matches 2 reports")
+}
+
+func TestFindCrashReport_MissingPrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	reports := []*crashlog.CrashReport{{ID: "123456789"}}
+
+	_, err := findCrashReport("999", reports)
+
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "not found")
+}
+
 func TestRunReport_JSONWithoutListReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd := newReportCmd()
 	cmd.SetArgs([]string{"--json"})
diff --git a/internal/crashlog/crashlog_test.go b/internal/crashlog/crashlog_test.go
index c6046a6..8745ad4 100644
--- a/internal/crashlog/crashlog_test.go
+++ b/internal/crashlog/crashlog_test.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func TestFormatGitHubIssueBody(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Write / Read / List / Clear / PruneOld
+// Write / List / Clear / PruneOld
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 func TestWriteAndRead(t *testing.T) {
@@ -147,10 +147,11 @@ func TestWriteAndRead(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.NotEmpty(t, path)
 
-	got, err := Read(r.ID)
+	reports, err := List()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, r.PanicValue, got.PanicValue)
-	assert.Equal(t, r.ID, got.ID)
+	require.Len(t, reports, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, r.PanicValue, reports[0].PanicValue)
+	assert.Equal(t, r.ID, reports[0].ID)
 }
 
 func TestWriteAndList(t *testing.T) {
@@ -602,27 +603,6 @@ func TestList_MalformedJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "valid", reports[0].PanicValue)
 }
 
-func TestRead_NotFound(t *testing.T) {
-	setTestDataHome(t)
-
-	// Write a report so the directory exists.
-	r := NewReport("exists", []byte("stack"), "ctx")
-	_, err := Write(r)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	_, err = Read("nonexistent-id")
-	assert.Error(t, err)
-	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "not found")
-}
-
-func TestRead_NoDirectory(t *testing.T) {
-	setTestDataHome(t)
-
-	_, err := Read("any-id")
-	assert.Error(t, err)
-	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "no crash reports found")
-}
-
 func TestClear_EmptyDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 	setTestDataHome(t)
 
diff --git a/internal/crashlog/reader.go b/internal/crashlog/reader.go
index 0515dbb..89c3c43 100644
--- a/internal/crashlog/reader.go
+++ b/internal/crashlog/reader.go
@@ -54,43 +54,6 @@ func List() ([]*CrashReport, error) {
 	return reports, nil
 }
 
-// Read loads a single crash report by its ID. It returns an error if no
-// report with the given ID exists.
-func Read(id string) (*CrashReport, error) {
-	if len(id) > 64 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid crash report ID")
-	}
-	dir := crashDir()
-	entries, err := os.ReadDir(dir)
-	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no crash reports found")
-		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading crash directory: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	for _, e := range entries {
-		if e.IsDir() || !strings.HasPrefix(e.Name(), "crash-") || !strings.HasSuffix(e.Name(), ".json") {
-			continue
-		}
-		data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(dir, e.Name()))
-		if err != nil {
-			slog.Warn("skipping unreadable crash report", "file", e.Name(), "error", err)
-			continue
-		}
-		var r CrashReport
-		if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &r); err != nil {
-			slog.Warn("skipping malformed crash report", "file", e.Name(), "error", err)
-			continue
-		}
-		if r.ID == id {
-			return &r, nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("crash report with id %q not found", id)
-}
-
 // Clear deletes all crash report files from the crash directory and
 // returns the number of files removed.
 func Clear() (int, error) {