"St. John's Abbey responds ... By Jeff Horwich ... Minnesota Public Radio ... May 9, 2002 ... Kostreba is asking for information from St. John's because of unsolved local crimes. This includes the murders of two teenage sisters found in a St. Cloud gravel quarry in 1974. Mary and Susanne Reker spent time at the lake cabin of Rev. Richard Eckroth in the 1970s. Ten years ago, allegations arose that children had been sexually abused at the cabin. At that time Eckroth asserted he did not murder the girls in a polygraph test, which he passed. ... But the recent clergy abuse scandals have brought renewed scrutiny to Eckroth, now 75. St. John's Abbot John Klassen says Eckroth lives quietly in the retirement center, and continues to deny all charges. ... "
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