Hi crime junkies Ashley Flowers here and I know that we said that we were going to be off this week and we are but I wanted to drop something special in the feed for a special reason.

So this Monday is Labor Day. Happy Labor Day everyone. But it is also

the day that 50 years ago of family's life changed forever. On September 2nd, 1974, 15-year-old Mary Raker and her 12-year-old sister, Suzanne, left their home for what

was supposed to be a quick shopping errand.

But little did anyone know that when the two sisters left for the store

that Labor Day afternoon, their family would be saying goodbye to them forever.

Now this story may sound familiar to some of you and that's because we actually did a two-part

episode on their case back in July of 2023 on my other weekly show, The Deck.

But I know there are so many crime junkie listeners who haven't heard this story yet.

And now, because it is the 50th anniversary of the crime,

and there are still no answers for the Raker family,

I wanted to bring both parts of that story here for you today.

My hope is that one of my crime junkies out there has some kind of information or can share

this episode with someone who does, and we can finally give answers to the girls

and their family a family that has long awaited justice and has had to go a half a

century without it.

So this is the story of Mary and Suzanne Raker, the two of hearts from Minnesota.

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Our card this week is Mary and Suzanne Raker, the two of hearts from Minnesota.

On Labor Day of 1974, less than 24 hours before 15-year-old Mary was to start her sophomore year of high school, she told her parent she

needed to make a quick shopping trip to pick up some last-minute school supplies and a winter coat.

Her younger sister, 12-year-old Suzanne, tagged along, and they waved goodbye to their father who was

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