I Never Killed Reinert Says Smith in Custody
Former Upper Merion High principal Jay C. Smith, 56, wearing prison coveralls, is escorted from a state police cruiser to Troop H HQ for fingerprinting after being charged with three counts of murder in the Reinert case. He denies involvement while authorities pursue a January trial with possible November start.
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Times
Harrisburg
Susan Reinert
Upper Merion High School
Jay C. Smith
Troop H
Smith
Dallas State Prison
Luzerne County
Dallas
Reinert
Swatara Township
Mary Cross
Swatara
Grand jury pins guilt on Jay Smith in Reinert case
Investigators tied Jay C. Smith to the 1979 murder of English teacher Susan Reinert and her two children after a 1980 search found a green and white pin in Smiths car that authorities say belonged to Reinerts daughter. The presentment cites evidence from his car and former Upper Merion Township home including a tar dyed trunk area and red fibers under the passenger seat.
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Jay C. Smith
Susan Reinert
Upper Merion High School
Smith
Reinert
Leroy S. Zimmerman
Upper Merion Township
Smiths Brother Declares Jay Innocent In Case
The Daily Times reports Jay Smith’s brother believes his sibling is absolutely innocent. Bill Smith of Delaware refuses to comment on Jay’s arrest while managing his brother’s finances from prison. The case links a green pin from a Philadelphia Museum of Art visitors program to Reinert’s disappearance and linked fibers found in Smith’s car and basement. A June 1979 letter mentions plans to remove the rug and clean the area.
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Jay Smith
Daily Times
Bill Smith
Delaware
Smith
FBI
Susan Reinert
Reinert
Capri
CCMC union chief pleads guilty after hospital tiff
Bernard Jackson business manager Local 1319 and Mary Harper union secretary treasurer clashed at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. Jackson pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was fined 200 plus costs after Harper reported threats and a thrown medical tray and cuff. Union will cover $239 in damages.
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Parkside
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Bernard Jackson
Mary Harper
Harper
Jackson
CCMC
Kenneth Miller
Miller
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