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Mary Ann Reinisch

Case from Albany, NY dated Sep 23, 1970

Victim Details

Mary Ann Reinisch

Female

White / Caucasian

Albany

NY

1970-09-23

27

Mary

Ann Reinisch

07/04/2026

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On the morning of September 23, 1970, Mary Ann Reinisch, a 27-year-old white woman, went to work in Albany, New York, expecting an ordinary day inside a state office building. Instead, she became one of four employees killed in a sudden workplace rampage that unfolded with terrifying speed.

Investigators and reporters later traced the violence back to Joseph White, described at the time as a quiet senior analyst with the State Department of Labor. He had been away on medical leave and ha ...
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  • State Employe Kills 4 Co‐Workers and Himself in Albany Office (Published 1970)
  • Mary Ann J Reinisch (1943-1970) - Find a Grave Memorial

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