One week after Helen Eskew was found murdered in her home, a neighbor told police something shocking: a man had confessed. His name was known. His record was violent. His connection to Helen undeniable.

But what followed wasn’t an arrest. It wasn’t even a search warrant.

Instead, the case began to drift—despite multiple burglary reports, named suspects, and fingerprints collected from inside Helen’s trailer. As new interviews surfaced, another name entered the picture—a teenager with a quiet presence and a history of break-ins, including Helen’s.

In this episode, we examine how two suspects ended up at the center of the same crime. We trace their stories, the contradictions in their timelines, and the details investigators had right in front of them. What emerges is a case that feels less like a mystery—and more like a missed opportunity.

Two confessions. Two sets of prints. Zero charges.

Twenty-seven years later, we’re asking why.

On October 14, 1998, 12-year-old Miranda Eskew came home from school to find her mother, Helen, bludgeoned to death on the bedroom floor. There were no signs of forced entry. No one heard a scream. And the killer may have only been steps away.

In the premiere episode of The Grimes Files, we dive deep into the chilling, unsolved murder of Helen Eskew—an ordinary waitress living in a small Georgia trailer park who may have known her killer all too well. With a trail of burglaries, whispered confessions, and a hammer left at the scene, the case quickly gained traction but mysteriously faded from public view.

Who killed Helen Eskew? And why has no one been held accountable in over 25 years?

Join me as I reopen the file, break down the evidence, and speak directly with those who lived it.

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