Unsolved 1956 Murder of The Grimes Sisters - Die Hard Elvis Presley Fans
On Dec. 28, 1956, the Chicago sisters begged their mother to let them go on a short bus trip to see their idol in “ Love Me Tender ,” Elvis Presley ’s first movie. Within days, Mr. Rock ’n’ Roll himself would send a personal message to the star-struck sisters. “If you are good Presley fans, you’ll go home and ease your mother’s worries,” the singer pleaded. Unfortunately, Barbara, 15 , and Patricia, 13, would never know they had received this singular honor. By the time Presley issued his appeal, the girls were already dead. About a month later, a construction worker driving along a deserted road near Willow Springs, Ill., noticed “these flesh-colored things” in a ditch. They were the frozen remains of the Grimes girls . Source: Chicagonow Their mother, Loretta, said she had sent them off that evening with instructions to be home before midnight. A neighbor said she and her 6-year-old sister sat with the girls in the theater. Several peo...
