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Barbara Grimes

Case from Burr Ridge, IL dated Jan 22, 1957

Victim Details

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

07/13/2026


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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 ...
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  • Murder of the Grimes sisters - Wikipedia
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