From the December 7, 2004 edition of The New Castle Record
A judge has certified charges against a Buchanan County man who is accused of murdering his wife and leaving her body in Craig County.
Dan Grigsby claims he did not murder his wife, but his brother testified at a preliminary hearing Friday that Grigsby admitted killing Dolly Grigsby and asked for help disposing of her body.
The testimony came in a preliminary hearing in Craig County Juvenile and domestic Relations court. Judge Dudley Emick certified the charges, which ca now be sent to a grand jury, although Commonwealth’s Attorney Thaddeus Cox said the grand jury will likely be waived and a trial date set.
Cox said he has not decided what sentence to seek in court, although the charge of first-degree murder carries up to a life sentence.
The trial will also be in Craig County, with Circuit Court Judge Duncan Byrd presiding.
Dolly Grigsby’s remains were found when a tip was given to state police. Cox said the evidence suggests she was killed in Craig, which is why the trial is located here.
The police informant was Mickey Breeding, who is charged with a misdemeanor offense of being an accessory to a crime. Because he was not part of the crime until after the murder was committed, the charge is a misdemeanor.
Grigsby’s brother, Ken, who testified against him, has been charged with being an accessory to the crime before it was committed, a felony charge.
Both Ken Grigsby and Breeding will have to appear in court in Craig again. Breeding will go straight to trial, although no date has been set. Grigsby will have to face a preliminary hearing, which is also unscheduled at this point.
In October, Breeding led police to two areas of Craig County where Dolly Grigsby’s remains were found. She was last seen alive in July, then her husband filed a missing persons report in Mercer County, W. Va., telling police she had entered a Mercer County mall and had never returned.
Update: On May 26, 1995 Grigsby was found guilty of 1st Degree Homicide and the use of a firearm in a felony. He was sentenced up to life in prison. He was eligible for parole in May of 2022 and it was denied. He was 71 years old and had served 27 years of his sentence. https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/dolly-rose-grigsby https://vpb.virginia.gov/media/vnalhp2h/vpb-decisions-may22.pdf