In Episode 2 of The Grimes Files, the search for Debbie Connor begins after she fails to arrive at her family’s home in Stanfield following a night out in Hermiston. As her loved ones retrace her final hours, investigators face conflicting witness accounts, mounting leads, and clothing recovered along South Edwards Road—each discovery pointing toward Cold Springs Reservoir.

Twelve days after Debbie’s final known phone call, the missing-person search becomes a homicide investigation. What happened to Debbie Connor, and who was responsible?

Listener discretion is advised. This episode includes discussion of homicide and the recovery of a victim’s body.

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On October 28, 1991, an anonymous man called 911 and directed emergency crews to a home in Wheeling, Illinois. He gave Jamie Santos’s exact address, said a young woman inside was not breathing and “turning blue,” then disconnected when dispatchers asked when he had been at the house.

Jamie was 27 years old. She could not be revived. More than three decades later, her murder remains unsolved—and the caller has never been publicly identified.

In this episode of The Grimes Files, Joey Grimes reconstructs the 911 call, the emergency response, and the investigation that followed. We examine reported voice-recognition claims, the nearby surveillance lead, conflicting public accounts of the scene, and physical evidence retested decades later with results that have not been publicly released.

If you have information about Jamie’s murder or the anonymous 911 caller, contact the Wheeling Police Department Investigations Division. If you believe you recognize the voice, provide that information directly to investigators. Do not publicly name a private person.

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Sources & Further Reading

• Unsolved Mysteries: “The Mysterious Murder of Jamie Santos”
• ABC7 Chicago: “1991 Wheeling murder of Jamie Santos goes 20 years unsolved”
• CBS Chicago: “Police Seek Clues in Wheeling Murder, 20 Years Later”
• Chicago Sun-Times: “Can 911 call crack 20-year-old murder mystery?”
• Uncovered: Jamie Santos case page
• Daily Herald, November 1, 1995: “911 Tape May Unlock 4-Year-Old Mystery”
• Daily Herald, June 14, 1996: “Family Hopes TV Show Helps Lead Police…”
• Daily Herald, January 8, 1997: “Unsolved Mysteries to Look for Leads…”
• Daily Herald, January 16, 1997: “Police Continue Hunt for Clues to Five-Year…”
• Daily Herald, January 17, 1997: “Unsolved Wheeling Murder Gets TV Time…”
• Daily Herald, April 17, 1997: “Wheeling Police Commended for Diligence in Murder…”
• Daily Herald, October 28, 2011: “Information Sought 20 Years After Murder”
• Contemporary Chicago Tribune reporting from November 1, 1991, documenting that four people told police they could identify the caller’s voice.
• Contemporary Chicago Tribune reporting from January 1992 concerning Wheeling Police’s planned use of hypnosis.
• Cook County: Death Certificates and Reports — relevant to the still-unreleased Medical Examiner records discussed in the episode.

Source note: Public reporting contains conflicts and gaps. This episode distinguishes documented facts from unresolved questions and does not identify any person as Jamie’s killer.

She thought she was meeting prospective homebuyers.

Instead, Lindsay Buziak walked into one of the most meticulously planned unsolved murders in Canadian history.

In February 2008, 24-year-old real estate agent Lindsay Buziak was contacted by a woman claiming she and her husband were relocating to Victoria, British Columbia, and wanted to purchase a million-dollar home. The opportunity seemed perfect—but almost immediately, Lindsay sensed something was wrong. The callers couldn’t explain who had referred them, the conversations felt strange, and Lindsay became so uneasy that she saved the number in her phone as “Million Dollar.”

On the evening of February 2, Lindsay unlocked the door of a vacant luxury home for what should have been a routine showing. Minutes later, she was stabbed to death. The man and woman who entered the home with her disappeared without a trace.

More than eighteen years later, investigators still believe Lindsay was deliberately targeted. The prepaid phone, the false identities, the carefully selected vacant house, and the mysterious couple all point to a murder that was planned long before Lindsay ever arrived.

In this episode of The Grimes Files, we separate verified evidence from speculation, reconstruct Lindsay’s final days minute by minute, examine what investigators have publicly revealed, and explore why this remains one of Canada’s most haunting unsolved homicide cases.

Lindsay Buziak Episode.pdf

If you have any information regarding the murder of Lindsay Buziak, please contact the Saanich Police Department or Crime Stoppers.

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