In the summer of 1981, a woman vanished from her family's Illinois farm without a trace. There were no signs of a struggle, no witnesses who could explain what had happened, and no body to tell investigators where to begin. As weeks turned into months and months into years, rumors spread across the quiet farming community, but answers remained elusive. Behind the image of a prosperous family, however, investigators would eventually uncover a web of infidelity, deception, and long-buried secrets that transformed a missing person case into one of the most extraordinary murder prosecutions in Illinois history.

SOURCES:
1) Court Case: People v. Fred Grabbe
2) Forensic Files Episode "Root of All Evil"
3) Crime Junkie Podcast Episode "Murdered: Charolotte Grabbe"
4) Other Court Documents
5) WCIA 3 News Article