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Michael Reinert Missing Person Case

Last seen in Ardmore, Pennsylvania on Jun 22, 1979

Victim Details

May 19, 2010

Mar 26, 2020

Michael

Reinert

57

10

50 inches

60 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jun 22, 1979

Ardmore

Pennsylvania

Montgomery County

19003

No

27093

Pennsylvania State Police

Harrisburg

Pennsylvania

Dauphin County

17112

Nathan Trate

Sergeant

8000 Bretz Drive, Pennsylvania

7176717500

State

Law Enforcement

H01-149888

Pennsylvania State Police

Blond/Strawberry

Blue

Blue

No

07/15/2026


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On a summer evening in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, 10-year-old Michael Reinert was seen for the last time. It was June 22, 1979, when he, along with his sister Karen, left their home with their mother, Susan Gallagher Reinert. Michael, a young boy with blond hair and blue eyes, was reportedly wearing a Phillies T-shirt and sneakers. The family was leaving together, and there was nothing to suggest that this departure would be their last. The ordinary moments of that evening would soon become the star ...
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Last Seen: Jun 22, 1979

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    Has anyone else come across the theory regarding the photo of what seems to be a grave? I'm curious ... ...Read More
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