Law enforcement officials work at the scene of a vehicle explosion after a police chase on June 3, 1985, in Summerfield, N.C. The occupants killed in the vehicle were Frederick “Fritz” Klenner Jr., Susie Newsom Lynch, and her sons, John, 10, and Jim, 9.
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{photoSource}Greensboro News & Record{/photoSource} (File) Fredrick “Fritz” Klenner is seen in this 1982 photo taken at his father’s Reidsville, N.C. office.
They treated us to a fine time at the Chapel Hill K&W Cafeteria, a comforting reunion with a childhood hero who seemed curious about our studies and social lives.
ABOVE: The scene where Fritz Klenner’s Chevrolet Blazer blew up during a police chase killing himself, Susie Newsom Lynch and her two children on June 3, 1985, in Summerfield, N.C.
More photos of the Klenner/Newsom Lynch explosion in Summerfield, then and now
A crime scene photograph of Fritz Klenner’s Chevrolet Blazer after the explosion on June 3, 1985, is kept in Allen Gentry’s case file from the 1985 Klenner-Newsom Lynch investigation. Photographed on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at Gentry’s home in Advance, N.C.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
ABOVE: The scene where Fritz Klenner’s Chevrolet Blazer blew up during a police chase killing himself, Susie Newsom Lynch and her two children on June 3, 1985, in Summerfield, N.C.
Journal file photo
by Chuck Eaton
Officials with the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation, Guilford County Sheriff's Office and Greensboro Police Department check the scene where Fritz Klenner's Chevy Blazer blew up during a police chase killing himself, Susie Newsom Lynch and her two children for evidence on June 3, 1985.
News & Record file photo by John Page
A Summerfield emergency vehicle travels along N.C. 150 between Strader and Bronco Roads on Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Summerfield, N.C. The police chase with Fritz Klenner and Susie Newsom Lynch on June 3, 1985, ended near this location with an explosion.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
Fritz Klenner's Chevy Blazer blew up during a police chase killing himself, Susie Newsom Lynch and her two children on June 3, 1985.
News & Record file photo by Duane Hall
Road signs at the intersection of N.C. 150 and Strader Road on Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Summerfield, N.C. The police chase with Fritz Klenner and Susie Newsom Lynch on June 3, 1985, ended near this location with an explosion.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
Officers with the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation, Guilford County Sheriff's Office and Greensboro Police Department at the scene where Fritz Klenner's Blazer exploded during a police chase killing himself, Susie Newsom Lynch and her two children for more evidence and clues on June 3, 1985.
News & Record file photo by John Page
A crime scene photograph of Fritz Klenner’s Blazer after the explosion on June 3, 1985, is kept in Allen Gentry’s case file from the 1985 Klenner-Newsom Lynch investigation. Photographed on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at Gentry’s home in Advance, N.C.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
A motorist travels along N.C. 150 near the intersection with Strader Road on Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Summerfield, N.C. The police chase with Fritz Klenner and Susie Newsom Lynch on June 3, 1985, ended near this location with an explosion.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
Law enforcement officials work at the scene of a vehicle explosion after a police chase on June 3, 1985, in Summerfield, N.C. The occupants killed in the vehicle were Frederick “Fritz” Klenner Jr., Susie Newsom Lynch, and her sons, John, 10, and Jim, 9.
Journal file photo by Chuck Eaton
A Summerfield fire truck travels along N.C. 150 near the intersection with Strader Road on Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Summerfield, N.C. The police chase with Fritz Klenner and Susie Newsom Lynch on June 3, 1985, ended near this location with an explosion.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
Law enforcement officials work scene of a vehicle explosion after a police chase on June 3, 1985, in Summerfield, N.C. The occupants killed in the vehicle were Frederick “Fritz” Klenner Jr., Susie Newsom Lynch, and her sons, John, 10, and Jim, 9.
ABOVE: The scene where Fritz Klenner’s Chevrolet Blazer blew up during a police chase killing himself, Susie Newsom Lynch and her two children on June 3, 1985, in Summerfield, N.C.
Law enforcement officials work at the scene of a vehicle explosion after a police chase on June 3, 1985, in Summerfield, N.C. The occupants killed in the vehicle were Frederick “Fritz” Klenner Jr., Susie Newsom Lynch, and her sons, John, 10, and Jim, 9.
{photoSource}Greensboro News & Record{/photoSource} (File) Fredrick “Fritz” Klenner is seen in this 1982 photo taken at his father’s Reidsville, N.C. office.
