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Life in America in the 1950s often conjures up images of an idyllic suburban life. Fueled by unprecedented economic growth after the lean and stressful years of World War II, Americans enjoyed the stability and prosperity that they craved. The innocent and wholesome portrayal of the nuclear family was often depicted in programs like Father Knows Best and Leave it to Beaver as one where every problem could be solved with a good ol' heart-to-heart talk and a slice of apple pie. But look closer, and there are cracks in that façade. The polio epidemic terrified families of the early 1950s, the Cold War raged, and there was little room for divergent views in what had become a homogeneous society. And crime? It existed, even if television shows tried to pretend that it didn't. Elvis Presley rocked America socially and literally with his huge hit Heartbreak Hotel in January 1956. Less than a year later, Presley would have a legion of fans and a new movie called Love Me Tender. And it was on a freezing cold night in December of 1956 when two teenage sisters, Barbara and Patricia Grimes, disappeared off South Archer Avenue in Chicago after having seen Love Me Tender for the twelfth time at the Brighton Park Theatre. Their disappearance and subsequent story would be hailed as the crime that stole Chicago's innocence. It just shone a light on the less than Leave-it-to-Beaver reality.Research and writing by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by OctoberpodVHS & OctoberpodAMProducer Music & Editing by Nico at We Talk of DreaSources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoLOjBEarKY&ab_channel=WGNNewshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhaptd2v5bw&ab_channel=WGNNewshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_the_Grimes_sistershttps://gizmodo.com/the-hideous-chicago-triple-child-murder-that-was-finall-1728039519https://www.newspapers.com/image/372809377/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/372809377/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/371134987/https://www.newspapers.com/image/372098382/?terms=Barbara%20Patricia%20Grimes&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/371481073/https://www.newspapers.com/image/371506269/?terms=Barbara%20Patricia%20Grimes&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/372089264/?terms=Barbara%20Patricia%20Grimes&match=1 (funeral details)https://www.newspapers.com/image/371489418/https://www.newspapers.com/image/371506299/?terms=Barbara%20Patricia%20Grimes&match=1 (Bedwell's confession details)https://www.newspapers.com/image/371686309/?terms=Barbara%20Patricia%20Grimes&match=1 (4 Quizzed in Grimes Case)https://www.newspapers.com/image/371483321/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/371483354/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20 (Detailed breakdown of "sightings")https://www.newspapers.com/image/372095078/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/371314373/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/372098303/ (details of the girls last day)https://www.newspapers.com/image/372573261/https://www.newspapers.com/image/372573297/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/371102964/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/370612530/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20&match=1 (clothing)https://www.newspapers.com/image/370647278/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20&match=1 (classmate IDs Bennie)https://www.newspapers.com/image/370615583/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/371130799/ (13 Questions)https://www.newspapers.com/image/372600722/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/372185966/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20&match=1https://thehauntedlibrarian.com/tag/edward-bennie-bedwell/https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/murders-of-barbara-and-patricia-grimeshttps://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f975edb6e81564dce78f544/t/61f14af66fb7342a62c01bd1/1643203320769/Teen-Cleared.pdfhttps://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/death-and-the-maidens/https://www.newspapers.com/image/372217973/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20&match=1https://theoremfact.wordpress.com/2017/05/31/the-grimes-sisters/https://www.newspapers.com/image/372755194/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/372755194/?terms=%22Barbara%20Grimes%22%20&match=1 ("crossed on both her feet")https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5501564/barbara-jeanne-grimeshttps://www.americanhauntingsink.com/bonnie-leigh-scotthttps://www.newspapers.com/image/372577214/?terms=Charles%20Leroy%20Melquist&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/111564966/?terms=max%20fleig%20chicago&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/643903658/?terms=max%20fleig%20chicago&match=1https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-films/the-grimes-sisters-murders/will-detectives-discovery-help-solve-grimes-murders/https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-films/the-grimes-sisters-murders/did-investigators-overlook-a-crucial-lead-in-girls-murders/https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-films/the-grimes-sisters-murders/sisters-killings-blamed-for-chicagos-loss-of-innocence/This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3647242/advertisement

This week, Whitney and Dani share the story of the unsolved disappearance and murder of sisters, Barbara and Patricia Grimes.   Links Used This Episode: Help Solve Chicago’s Grimes Sisters’ Murder FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/GrimesSisters/https://the-line-up.com/the-grimes-sistershttps://rare.us/entertainment-and-culture/the-grimes-sisters/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/elvis-presley-loving-grimes-sisters-found-dead-60-years-article-1.2922567 If you’re interested in sharing your creepy stories, email us at creepycaffeine@gmail.com   For more about us and links to all of our social media, visit our podcast page at https://creepycaffeine.podbean.com/   Check out our Goodreads account to see what books we’re reading: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/104922822-creepy-caffeine.   To reach us by snail mail: Creepy Caffeine PO Box 12665 Oklahoma City, OK 73157  

For this episode, I spoke to Ray Johnson, a retired detective who has spent many years trying to solve the murders of sisters Barbara and Patricia Grimes. On December 28, 1956, the sisters had pooled together a couple of dollars and planned on attending an Elvis movie titled“Love me Tender” showing at the Brighton Theater in Chicago, Illinois. The sisters left around 7:30 p.m. and never returned home.On January 22, 1957, a man named Leonard Prescott was driving to a local grocery store. Along the way, he passed what he thought were two mannequins laying in the snow. He went home to get his wife. The couple returned to the scene and located the deceased bodies of Barbara and Patricia Grimes. The girls were nude and frozen from the cold. Over six decades have passed since the Grimes sisters were killed. The case still remains open.*** The video clip was from CBS Channel 2 news (Chicago affiliate) www.CBSChicago.comIf you know anything about this case, please contact the Cook County Sheriff’s office at 847-635-1188. And please be sure to visit the Help Solve Chicago's Grimes Sisters' Murder FB page and also Detective Ray Johnson’s website www.historycop.com.Please also visit my website for more information about my true crime and paranormal newspaper columns at www.themarcabe.com. You can also help support my podcast by making a Paypal donation to augustlake@fuse.net at https://bit.ly/39iw6iz. If you would like to contact me about this podcast, please email me at catchmykiller@gmail.com.

In 1956 Chicago, it wasn't unusual for a couple of young women to venture out on foot at night to see a movie at a local theater.  So when 15 year-old Barbara Grimes and her 12 year-old sister Patricia - both huge fans of Elvis Presley - asked their mom if they could walk to the local cinema to watch "Love Me Tender" for the umpteenth time on December 28, 1956, Loretta Grimes had no problem saying "yes."  Except that Loretta never saw Barbara or Patricia ever again.  After launching one of the most exhaustive missing persons investigations in Chicago history - and with pleas on radio and television from even Elvis himself - the frozen, nude bodies of both girls were found nearly a month after their disappearance.  In the months and years that followed, police received dozens of reports of sightings of the girls in the days between their disappearance and the discovery of their bodies.  Many of those reports led to actual suspects, but none of those leads panned out.  In 1974, the Chicago PD declared the case unsolvable.  But not everyone gives up so easily.  Join Melissa as she winds through the years of tragedy, confusion and frustration the Grimes family have witnessed - and the light of hope held up by a determined retired detective who wasn't even born when the Grimes Sisters disappeared.

In Episode thirty-three, Ty starts with the still unsolved murder of the Grimes sisters, Chicago's most infamous unsolved double homicide. The sisters disappeared in 1956 after a double feature of their favorite movie, Elvis's "Love Me Tender" their bodies were found a month later. Whitney continues with the story of Bodie, a ghost town lost to the age of the gold rush. So fix a drink and get ready to take some shots in the dark with us. Cheers!

In Episode thirty-three, Ty starts with the still unsolved murder of the Grimes sisters, Chicago's most infamous unsolved double homicide. The sisters disappeared in 1956 after a double feature of their favorite movie, Elvis's "Love Me Tender" their bodies were found a month later. Whitney continues with the story of Bodie, a ghost town lost to the age of the gold rush. So fix a drink and get ready to take some shots in the dark with us. Cheers!

The legendary "History Cop" Ray Johnson comes back on again to discuss the mysterious Grimes Sisters Murder as we delve into more Chicago True Crime!

The legendary "History Cop" Ray Johnson comes back on again to discuss the mysterious Grimes Sisters Murder as we delve into more Chicago True Crime!

The legendary "History Cop" Ray Johnson comes back on again to discuss the mysterious Grimes Sisters Murder as we delve into more Chicago True Crime!