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Crime History: Chicago sisters’ slaying remains unsolved

By Scott McCabe
Published December 27, 2012 5:00am ET
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Crime History: Chicago sisters’ slaying remains unsolved
On this day, Dec. 28, in 1956, sisters Barbara and Patricia Grimes disappeared from a Chicago movie theater. The girls, ages 15 and 13, respectively, went to see the Elvis Presley movie “Love Me Tender” but never made it home. The investigation began as a missing-persons case. Police questioned 43,740 people and interviewed 3,270 suspects. […]

On this day, Dec. 28, in 1956, sisters Barbara and Patricia Grimes disappeared from a Chicago movie theater.

The girls, ages 15 and 13, respectively, went to see the Elvis Presley movie “Love Me Tender” but never made it home.

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