Grimes Funeral
Identifier
F.2012-03-1712
Date Of Production
January 1957
Abstract
Negative footage 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 disappeared 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
Exterior shot of a casket outside of a church; pallbearers included some of Barbara's classmates. Interior shot of the Holy Mass. A large group of mourners gather outside St. Maurice Church. The girls' mother, Lorretta, is seeing crying and getting into a vehicle. The funeral procession leaves the church.
Run Time
1 min 46 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
75 feet
Color
B&W
Sound
Silent
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Element
Negatives
Genre
Form
Subject
Related Collections
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Main Credits
Koza, Frank (is filmmaker)
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