CH-1 Vol. 10 #20 Grimes Funeral
Identifier
F.2012-03-0792
Date Of Production
January 1957
Abstract
Silent newsreel of the funeral of Barbara (15) and Patricia Grimes (12), victims of a still-unsolved double murder. The girls' bodies were discovered alongside a deserted road in Willow Springs on January 22, 1957, nearly a month after they disappearred after seeing a movie at Brighton Park theater in McKinley Park. Their disappearance initiated one of the largest missing persons investigations in the history of Chicago.
Description
Telenews titlecard reads "Chicago." Two caskets are carried out of a church; pallbearers included some of Barbara's classmates. A large group of mourners gather outside St. Maurice Church. The girls' mother, Lorretta, is seeing crying. Interior shot of the Holy Mass.
Run Time
1 min 0 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
50 feet
Color
B&W
Sound
Silent
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Print
Genre
Form
Subject
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Koza, Frank (is filmmaker)
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