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Cold Cases · 2026. 10. 17. 13:06

Barbara and Patricia Grimes: The Chicago Cold Case That Remains Unsolved

On December 28, 1956, two sisters left their Chicago home to watch an Elvis Presley movie. They were expected back that evening. They never made it home.Barbara and Patricia Grimes were missing for nearly a month before their bodies were found in a wooded area near Willow Springs, southwest of Chicago.The discovery ended the search for the sisters but left investigators with a much harder questi..

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Cold Cases · 2026. 10. 13. 20:10

The Gloria Kowalewicz Case: A Chicago Murder Mystery That Lasted 65 Years

For decades, investigators had physical evidence but no name. Modern DNA analysis, genetic genealogy and a fingerprint comparison eventually led Chicago police to a former officer who had died years before the case was publicly resolved. On the morning of November 12, 1960, eight-year-old Gloria Kowalewicz left her family's home in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood to walk a few blocks to Ma..

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