On a cool autumn evening in Conyngham Township, Pennsylvania, 62-year-old Benjamin S. Krupinski vanished, leaving behind a mystery that would trouble his family for decades. The date was November 2, 1968, and Benjamin, a man who suffered from severe asthma and required a cane to walk, was last seen at the Rinehimer Inn, a boarding house on Lily Lake Road where he had resided for several years. A former coal miner from Glen Lyon, he was reportedly leaving the inn to go to a friend's party but never returned. He has not been seen or heard from since that day. His children recall the inn as a place that attracted a rough crowd and have long suspected that their father may have met with foul play, possibly after witnessing an event he was not meant to see.
For years, the family's concerns were amplified by unsettling discoveries and memories. A significant clue surfaced in the 1970s when the Rinehimer Inn was sold.
While cleaning, the new owner found Benjamin's distinctive, hand-carved cane inside a closet. His family was adamant that he never went anywhere without it due to his medical condition. This discovery bolstered their belief that something had happened to him within the inn itself. One of Benjamin's sons recalled being in the basement shortly after his father went missing and noticing a freshly disturbed patch of dirt on the floor. When he stepped on it, he was abruptly pulled away and told that work was being done in that area. About a week later, the entire dirt floor of the basement was covered with concrete, sealing any potential evidence.
Decades passed, but the family's hope for answers never completely faded. In 2016, a major development in the cold case occurred when the Pennsylvania State Police, with the cooperation of the building's current owner, brought ground-penetrating radar to the former Rinehimer Inn. Investigators scanned the concrete basement floor, hoping to find what the family had long suspected was hidden beneath. The radar identified two separate anomalies under the slab, prompting an excavation. Police cut through the concrete and dug down several feet at both locations, but the search yielded nothing; no remains were found. A cadaver dog was also used in the search, which similarly failed to locate any evidence. The case of Benjamin Krupinski's disappearance remains an unsolved mystery, leaving his loved ones without the peace of putting him to rest.Last Seen: Nov 2, 1968
