On This Date in Minnesota History: September 2

September 2, 1974 – “Sisters, Mary (15) and Susan (12) Reker, left their St. Cloud [Minn] home at 11:30 a.m. on Labor Day to walk to a local store. They were last seen at the store at 1:30 p.m. and never returned home. Their bodies were found 26 days later in a quarry three miles outside of St. Cloud. Susan was found on top of the quarry stabbed 13 times. Mary was found unclothed 40 feet below the surface of the water, and had been stabbed six times. The quarry was a place known for kids to play or swim. Police have reason to believe the killer or killers may be from the local area.”

http://www.spotlightoncrime.org/case_reker_marysusan.cfm

https://dps.mn.gov/entity/soc/Documents/poster-spotlight-on-crime-
mary-and-susan-reker-acc.pdf

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