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Morning Cup of Murder

A Mothers Valiant Search - September 28 2024

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7723 Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

September 28th: Mary and Susie Reker Bodies Found (1974) There are cases out there that, as they unfolded, completely destroyed the innocence of a city, state, and even country. On September 28th 1974 a devastating discovery occurred in St. Cloud, Minnesota. One that changed the way children were watched and still haunts many to this day. https://www.tricountycrimestoppers.org/open-cases/special-reward-cases/mary-and-susan-reker/, https://www.fox9.com/news/mother-of-murdered-girls-confronts-suspected-killer-on-his-death-bed, https://www.insideedition.com/could-carnival-worker-who-murdered-maryland-sisters-in-1975-be-behind-1974-killing-of-minnesota, https://www.kare11.com/article/news/investigations/kare-11-investigates-new-lead-in-minnesota-cold-case-double-murder/89-9aafabd4-0304-4538-a5da-4c7c209594a0, https://thepublishedpen.com/mary-and-susan-reker-murder-1974/, https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2014/09/01/years-sisters-killed-questions-remain/14917247/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

There were two more murders, 15 miles away.

0:02.6

When police arrived, they found the telephones and electricity lines.

0:06.0

We have a weird homicide.

0:08.8

A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...

0:12.0

A cup of murder...

0:15.0

There are cases out there that, as they unfolded, completely destroyed the innocence of a city, state, and even a country.

0:24.1

On September 28, 1974, a devastating discovery occurred in St. Cloud, Minnesota, one that changed

0:32.2

the way children were watched, and still haunts many to this day. So if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a

0:42.2

morning cup of murder.

0:44.7

On Labor Day weekend in 1974, Mary Wrecker, 15 years old, and her sister Suzanne Wrecker,

0:52.3

just 12, left their family home in St. Cloud, Minnesota,

0:56.6

to do some school shopping at the nearby Zaire shopping city.

1:00.5

When they failed to return home, the girls were reported missing.

1:05.4

On September 28, 1974, after 26 agonizing days of searching, Mary and Susie's bodies were found in a quarry

1:15.1

just three miles away from their home. A popular place known for playing and swimming was now marred

1:22.9

by devastation. Susie's body was on the top, stabbed a total of 13 times, and Mary's left

1:32.3

unclothed, was found four feet below the surface with six stab wounds. Despite massive efforts,

1:40.8

questioning, media attention, and even some suspects along the way, local police

1:46.2

never had enough to charge anyone with the murders.

1:49.4

The case hit a dead end, and the family was left without any closure.

1:55.1

Feeling hopeless, Rita Wrecker, the girl's mother, said she had a feeling that the only

2:00.6

way they were going to get any answers was from someone's deathbed confession.

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