EP 119: The 1979 Main Line Murders — “The Vanishing” (Part I)

In 1979, a devoted mom, Susan Reinert, and her kids, Karen (12) and Michael (10), vanished after a routine Cub Scout pickup—only for Sue’s brutalized body to turn up crammed in her car’s wheel well days later. By all accounts, Sue seemed to be living the all-American life. In this episode, we dive into her relationship with her college-sweetheart-turned-ex-husband, Ken, and the events leading up to her disappearance and murder.

We truly can’t get over how badly this investigation was fumbled. This Pennsylvania nightmare—inspired a book and TV movie—stays unsolved 46 years later.

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Sources

Schwartz-Nobel, L. (1987). Engaged to murder. Viking.​

Costopoulos, W. C. (1996). Principal suspect: The true story of Dr. Jay Smith and the Main Line murders. Camino Books.​

Stevenson, S. (Host). (n.d.). The main line murders [Audio podcast series]. Unresolved. https://unresolved.me/the-main-line-murders