Murderer On Parole Relocates Out Of La Grange

LA GRANGE, IL — The Illinois Prison Review Board is relocating a paroled murderer out of La Grange after residents expressed concern. Carl Reimann, 77, was released from prison last month after serving time for the murder of five people in 1972.

Reimann had listed his address in the 700 block of South Seventh Street in La Grange, which was across the street from Seventh Avenue School and close to a park and a middle school. The village released a statement thanking the Illinois Prison Review Board's attention to resident concern.

La Grange School District 105 had released a community alert when they learned of Reimann's location near one of their schools. They had stated they contacted the Illinois Department of Corrections with their concerns.

Reimann was convicted after a burglary turned murder in Yorkville. On Dec. 29, 1972, Reimann and his then-girlfriend Betty Piche, walked into Pine Village Steakhouse in Yorkville. Five people were inside the restaurant when the pair walked in, according to court documents. Once inside, Reimann pulled a gun and Piche took money from the cash register.

During the robbery, a family walked into the Pine Village and were told that if they sat down they wouldn't be harmed, court documents note. But before Piche and Reimann left, Reimann "methodically, carefully and slowly shot and killed" the five people originally at the restaurant. The family was spared when Reimann ran out of ammunition, according to court documents.

The dead were Pine Village employees George T. Pashade, 74, of Aurora, John H. Wilson, 48, of North Aurora and Catherine M. Rekate, 16, of Plano; along with patrons Robert E. Loftus, 48, of Bristol and David M. Gardner, 35, of Yorkville.

It is not yet known where Reimann will live now.

Patch editor Shannon Antinori contributed to this report.
Image: Carl Reimann's most recent IDOC photo/Illinois Department of Corrections