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The murder of two young sisters marks one of Chicago's most infamous cold cases
Barbara Grimes, aged 15, and her younger sister Patricia, aged 13, disappeared on December 28, 1956, after attending a screening of "Love Me Tender," starring Elvis Presley, at the Brighton Theater in Chicago. The disappearance of the Grimes sisters prompted one of the largest missing person investigations in the history of Cook County, with hundreds of police officers, volunteers, and residents involved in the search. Despite extensive efforts to find them, including media appeals and the invol ...Read More
Barbara Grimes, aged 15, and her younger sister Patricia, aged 13, disappeared on December 28, 1956, after attending a screening of "Love Me Tender," starring Elvis Presley, at the Brighton Theater in Chicago. The disappearance of the Grimes sisters prompted one of the largest missing person investigations in the history of Cook County, with hundreds of police officers, volunteers, and residents involved in the search. Despite extensive efforts to find them, including media appeals and the invol ...Read More
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Barbara Grimes
November 21, 2022
Female
Caucasian / White
Burr Ridge
IL
1957-01-22
1956-12-28
1941-05-05
15
patricia-grimes-burr-ridge-il
Barbara
Grimes
11/17/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
I've been reading through some of the details about the Grimes sisters' case, and one thing that str... ...Read More
06/20/2024
06/20/2024
Has anyone else come across the stories about the mysterious phone calls that the Grimes sisters' mo... ...Read More
12/18/2023
12/18/2023
Hey everyone, I’ve been delving into the unsolved case of the Grimes sisters, and something that r... ...Read More
08/30/2023
08/30/2023
