Murder of the Grimes sisters
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The murder of the Grimes sisters is an unsolved double murder that occurred in Chicago, Illinois, on December 28, 1956, in which two sisters named Barbara and Patricia Grimes—aged 15 and 12 respective
Barbara (left) and Patricia Grimes (right) c. 1956
Barbara Grimes
Investigators converge alongside German Church Road, January 22, 1957, following the discovery of the bodies of Barbara and Patricia Grimes.
Death certificate of Barbara Grimes
Brighton Park, Chicago
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Brighton Park is a community area located on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois. It is number 58 of the 77 community areas of Chicago.
Murder of the Grimes sisters
…Illinois, on December 28, 1956, in which two sisters named Barbara and Patricia Grimes—aged 15 and 12 respectively—disappeared while traveling from a Brighton Park movie theater to their home in McKinley Park. Their disappearance initiated one of the largest missing persons investigations in the history of Chicago…
Street scene along Archer Avenue
Aerial view of Corwith Yard
Brighton Park branch of the Chicago Public Library