Labor Day of 1974 should have been an exciting one for the Reker family. They had just celebrated a family reunion the day before and the holiday was spent with family at home as well as in the preparation of going back to school the next day. It was for the purpose of buying additional items for school that 15-year-old Mary Reker (with younger sister, 12-year-old Susie tagging along) went shopping. It was a trip from which the sisters would never return.

If you have any information concerning Mary and Susie Reker, details about Labor Day 1974 or the days leading to it, or information concerning any of the theories, email your your information to [email protected] or call either the Stearns County Sheriff's Office at 320-251-4240 or the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Cold Case Unit at 877-996-6222.

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