The Invisible Intruders and the Strange Death of Sigrid Barginde

"The Olympian," July 27, 1981, via Newspapers.comIn the movie “Wait Until Dark,” Audrey Hepburn played a blind woman terrorized by sinister strangers searching her apartment. The film showed that there is a unique psychological horror in knowing danger lurks around you, but you are unable to see it. That same fear is central to the following crime case--only in this real-life story, justice, let alone any answers, never made an appearance in the last act.Retired bookkeeper Sigrid Barginde was 87 years old, hard of hearing, and nearly blind, but she still managed to take care of herself in the small brick home on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, where she lived alone. As far as is known, her life was quiet and unremarkable until April 1981. One night, she fell asleep on her living room couch while watching television. She was suddenly awakened by noises in her room. Through her thick glasses, she was able to make out three shadowy figures moving through the house towards her…