Yorkville Mass Killer Back In Prison After Another Relocation

YORKVILLE, IL — A 77-year-old man released from prison more than four decades after killing five people at a Yorkville restaurant has been removed from a second home just weeks after his release from prison. The second relocation landed convicted murder Carl Reimann back to prison because lack of a viable host site puts him in technical violation of his parole, according to reports.

Reimann, paroled last month and released the same day after serving 45 years for shooting patrons and employees at the Pine Village Steakhouse 46 years ago, was first moved to a home in La Grange and then to a sober living facility in Calumet City.

Killed in the Dec. 29, 1972 massacre 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.

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Reimann was moved out of La Grange after school district officials raised concerns about the proximity of his new home — owned by local church members who had visited him in prison — to several schools and a park, according to Kendall County Now. So The Illinois Prison Review Board moved him to a full furnished sober living house in Calumet City.

The department of corrections agreed to move him again for similar reasons — namely the fact that the home was a block away from an elementary school, a park and a recreation center. He was removed from the Calumet City home on Wednesday.

According to WSPY, the second move has landed the septuagenarian back at the Dixon Correctional Center because not having a viable host site means he's technically in violation of his parole.

Jason Sweat, chief legal counsel for the prisoner review board, told WSPY that Reimann will now go before a three-member panel for a hearing to determine whether there is probable cause for a parole violation. If he's found to be in violation, his parole could be revoked. If not, he would be released again when a viable host site is found.

Photo of Carl Reimann via Illinois State Police Murderer And Violent Offender Against Youth Registry