Grimes Murders

Information and stories about the 1956 murder of Barbara and Patricia Grimes

The Joy Ride that May Still Hold Clues to 1956 Grimes Murders

Chicago History, Crime, Grimes Murders / By Ray Johnson

I was born in Chicago ten years after this murder took place. My mother was about the girls’ ages when they were murdered, and she lived in the Back of …

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Charles Melquist listens to verdict in Scott murder

Could Charles Melquist be Responsible for the 1956 Murders of The Grimes Sisters

Chicago History, Crime, Grimes Murders / By Ray Johnson

Many people have never heard the name, Charles Leroy Melquist. It seems to be a name lost to history, but could it hold the key to solving the oldest current …

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