Two Sisters Missing: The 1974 Reker Sisters Murder

On September 2, 1974, sisters Mary Reker, 15, and Susanne, 12, walked from their St. Cloud home for a trip to the local Zayres store to buy school supplies. They were never seen or heard from again. For nearly four weeks their disappearance was treated as a case of runaway teenage girls. But on September 28th their bodies were found at a nearby abandoned quarry. They had been stabbed to death with a small, double-edged knife.

There have been many suspects over the years but an arrest has never been made in the case. Stearns County investigators have said that the main suspect(s) in the case are still alive. There is still time to find answers to who was responsible for the deaths of Mary and Susanne Reker. Someone knows what happened.

This is the long-awaited story of the day the girls disappeared and the 40+ year investigation that followed.

Foreword and Afterword written by Rita Reker.