Aug 1, 2016
Archived: Stearns County Seeks Public Help in Solving Reker Murder Case
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) – Authorities in St. Cloud are still seeking the public’s help in solving the killings of two sisters – nearly 42 years after their bodies were found with multiple stab wounds.
Stearns County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Bruce Bechtold tells WJON-AM that someone knows something about the deaths of Susanne and Mary Reker, and authorities still need witnesses to come forward. The two girls went missing on Sept. 2, 1974. Mary was 15 and Susanne was 12.
They left the house to go shopping at the nearby Zayre Discount Store, but never returned. Their bodies were found in Quarry Park nearly a month later. A new investigator was recently assigned to the case, in hopes of bringing a fresh perspective. A reward of $50,000 is still being offered in the case.