Episode 26-The Grimes Sisters: Chicago's Infamous Cold Case And A Suspect Who Can Still Be Held Accountable

About this episode

This episode discusses the unsolved case of the Grimes sisters' disappearance in 1956 Chicago and the ongoing investigation into their deaths.

Send us Fan Mail In 1956, Barbara and Patricia Grimes vanished after seeing an Elvis Presley film in Chicago. Their disappearance generated so much national attention that Elvis Presley himself recorded a personal radio message urging the girls to come home. Their bodies were found weeks later in unincorporated Cook County. Nearly 70 years later the case remains unsolved — but may not be unsolvable. In this episode of Detective Story, retired CPD Homicide Detective Mike Hammond and co-host C...

People in this episode

Host: Mike Hammond

Guest: Chris Kafcas

Topics covered

• cold case
• true crime
• disappearance
• homicide investigation
• Chicago history
• Elvis Presley

Keywords

• Grimes sisters
• cold case
• Chicago
• true crime
• Elvis Presley
• homicide
• 1956

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Chicago, Cook County

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