# MURDERED: Eric Christgen

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Podcast: [Cardinal Crimes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cardinal-crimes-7111220)
Published: 2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00
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On Friday, May 26, 1978, the town of St. Joseph, Missouri, was shaken when word spread that four-year-old Eric Christgen had vanished. The search gripped the community, and when Eric was finally found, the relief quickly faded. He had been murdered, and in a way that proved to be one of the most heinous crimes in the town’s history. With pressure mounting to identify the killer, investigators focused on Melvin Reynolds. He did not match witness descriptions of the older man last seen wa...

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