The Grimes Files

In January 2006, bailiffs arrived at a small bedsit above Wood Green Shopping City in North London. They weren’t there for a welfare check. They weren’t responding to concern. They were there because rent hadn’t been paid — and paperwork had finally caught up.Inside, the television was still on. The heat was running. Christmas presents sat wrapped near a small tree.And Joyce Carol Vincent — thirty-eight years old — had been dead for more than two years.This is not a whodunit. There is no suspect board, no dramatic reveal, and no confirmed crime. What happened to Joyce is something quieter — and in many ways, more disturbing. This episode examines how someone can die in one of the largest cities in the world and not be noticed. Not for days. Not for weeks. But for years.In this episode of The Grimes Files, we walk through the scene exactly as it was found, then rewind to Joyce herself — a professional, socially active woman with friends, family, and plans for the future. We trace the changes in her life, including her experience with domestic violence, her withdrawal from her support systems, and the housing placement meant to keep her safe.From there, we lay out the systems failure piece by piece: housing benefits, utility practices, assumptions made by neighbors, and the quiet efficiency of bureaucracy that allowed a person to become invisible in plain sight. We examine what is known — and what cannot be known — about Joyce’s death, including the open verdict, the medical possibilities, and the limits of speculation.This is not a story about a killer. It’s a story about absence. About how responsibility gets diffused. About how “someone else will notice” becomes no one noticing at all.Joyce Carol Vincent wasn’t missing.She was unmissed.Follow The Grimes Files & additional case materials:https://linktr.ee/TheGrimesFilesSupport independent investigative work:https://app.redcircle.com/shows/cef31eb2-a731-4b09-b2e4-f6b293fd4f4a/donationsContent note: This episode discusses domestic violence, death, and advanced decomposition (non-graphic).Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-grimes-files-gone-not-silent/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Over the last few weeks, rumors have torn through Hardy County—bones in a backyard, a surgical plate, and whispers that eighteen-year-old Patricia “Patty” Vaughan may have finally been found.But rumors aren’t answers.In Episode 5, Joey Grimes corrects the record—publicly and personally—then follows the evidence and testimony where it actually leads: into the silence that swallowed Patty’s name, into one of the earliest known survivor accounts connected to Doug Sager, and into the disturbing discovery along Route 259 that reignited this case.This episode includes:Major factual corrections about Patty’s background and identifying detailsWhy so many locals say they never even heard Patty’s name until nowAn early survivor account that predates Patty—showing Doug’s pattern years earlierA clear breakdown of what’s confirmed (and what is not) regarding the bones, plate, and ongoing testingA witness who lived beside Doug’s former land—and what he learned about the chicken houses tied to multiple accountsContent warningThis episode includes discussion of sexual assault, coercion, grooming, violence, and traumatic experiences. Listener discretion advised.Help keep this investigation independentIf you want to support records requests, travel, forensic consultation, and ongoing reporting, you can donate here:Donate: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/cef31eb2-a731-4b09-b2e4-f6b293fd4f4a/donationsJoin the case communityFacebook Group (Missing: Patricia Vaughan): https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1RyvCFadui/Follow Joey + get all links in one placeLinktree: https://linktr.ee/TheGrimesFilesTikTok / Instagram / updates and documents are posted as this case develops.Tips, leads, and witness outreachIf you worked with Doug Sager, knew him, trucked alongside him, or you have information about Patty Vaughan—or any woman you believe may be connected—reach out. Confidentiality respected.Contact: [email protected] this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-grimes-files-gone-not-silent/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On Thanksgiving night in 2009, the Sitton family gathered in Jupiter, Florida for a warm, ordinary holiday—full of food, laughter, piano music, and the kind of comfort only family can create. But sitting quietly among them was a man who hadn’t come to reconnect. He had come with a plan.This episode of The Grimes Files tells the full, chilling story of Paul Michael Merhige—how a lifetime of untreated mental decline, deep resentment, and quiet fixation turned into one of the most devastating family massacres in recent American history.We take you from Paul’s early struggles and escalating obsession, to the days of preparation leading up to Thanksgiving 2009, where he shaved his entire body, bought ammunition, mapped out his escape, and waited for a moment when his entire family would be gathered under one roof.Inside the Sitton home that night, we walk through the moments of calm before the violence: the conversations, the TV humming in the living room, the kids falling asleep, and six-year-old Makayla Sitton joyfully playing piano for her cousin one final time. And then, we follow the horror minute-by-minute as Paul retrieved a handgun from his car and opened fire—killing his twin sister Carla, his cousin Lisa Knight and her unborn child, and young Makayla, while wounding others who tried desperately to hide or flee.From there, we cover Paul’s calculated escape, the multi-state manhunt, the media frenzy, and the break that came when a motel employee recognized him after seeing the case featured on America’s Most Wanted. His quiet arrest, days later in the Florida Keys, shocked even seasoned investigators.Finally, we explore the courtroom aftermath: Paul’s guilty plea, the decision to remove the death penalty, the heartbreaking victim impact statements, and the seven consecutive life sentences that ensure he will never walk free again. We look at how the Sitton, Knight, and Merhige families have carried their grief forward, honoring the memories of Makayla, Lisa, Carla, and Baby Knight while navigating the lifelong aftershocks of trauma.This is the full story of a Thanksgiving that became a nightmare—and a family whose strength, faith, and commitment to remembrance refuse to let their loved ones be defined only by the violence that took them.Support the ShowHelp keep The Grimes Files independent and investigative.Donate here:➡️ https://app.redcircle.com/shows/cef31eb2-a731-4b09-b2e4-f6b293fd4f4a/donationsFollow Me on Social MediaStay connected for case updates, behind-the-scenes research, new episodes, and more:➡️ TikTok / Instagram / YouTube / Facebook: @TheGrimesFilesCreditsHosted, written, and produced by Joey Grimes.Thank you for listening and supporting independent true crime journalism.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-grimes-files-gone-not-silent/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

From 1983 to 1995, women were vanishing along America’s highways—pulled from truck stops, gas stations, on-ramps, and interstate corridors stretching from Tennessee to West Virginia. Their bodies appeared miles from where they were taken, often strangled, discarded, and left unidentified for decades. The press called them the Redhead Murders. Later, law enforcement whispered about another pattern: the I-81 Strangler.But these weren’t isolated series.They were a network of predators using the interstate system as their hunting ground.In this episode, we break down the victims, the trucking routes, the law enforcement failures, and the long-haul drivers tied to multiple states and multiple murders—including Jerry Leon Johns, Henry Wise, Sean Patrick Goble, and Warren Luther Alexander. We look at the survivors who escaped, the victims who still have no names, and the cases that overlap in terrifying ways.And we connect this landscape directly to the disappearance of Patty Vaughan in 1982—because the world she vanished into wasn’t random. It was already full of men who knew how easy it was to make a woman disappear along America’s highways.This is Truck Stop Killers.Follow & ContactStay updated on the investigation:@thegrimesfiles on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.Submit tips (confidential):@thegrimesfiles or [email protected] the InvestigationEvery donation helps fund travel, records, FOIA requests, interviews, and boots-on-the-ground work.👉 https://app.redcircle.com/shows/cef31eb2-a731-4b09-b2e4-f6b293fd4f4a/donationsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-grimes-files-gone-not-silent/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Once a year, the archive doors open.This Halloween, The Grimes Files presents a chilling anthology of real stories that blur the line between truth and terror. From a 1950s Hollywood murder born out of jealousy and disguise… to a wealthy Connecticut neighborhood hiding secrets behind its gates… to the haunting mystery of a young woman known only as “Orange Socks.”Each case in The Halloween Files 2025 unearths a different kind of darkness — the kind that lingers in quiet suburbs, behind bedroom windows, or down lonely country roads. Together, they form a portrait of what fear really looks like when it’s rooted in reality.Step inside the evidence room. Turn off the lights. And remember — every file you’re about to hear is true.👁️‍🗨️ Written, narrated, and produced by Joey Grimes.🎧 A Grimes Files Special Presentation💀 Support the investigation:https://app.redcircle.com/shows/cef31eb2-a731-4b09-b2e4-f6b293fd4f4a/donationsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-grimes-files-gone-not-silent/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy