Gil Grissom
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Name: Gilbert Grissom
Nicknames: Grissom, Gil, Griss, Bugman, Gruesome Grissom
Date of Birth: August 17, 1956
Place of Birth: Santa Monica, California
Mother's Name: Betty Grissom
Occupation: May have worked in or owned an art gallery, depending on the source.
Father's Name: Unknown
Occupation: Probably a professor: taught botany at a local college.
Siblings: None
Education: PhD in Entomology from either UCLA or the University of Chicago, depending on the source.
Marital Status: Married to Sara Sidle (probably in 2008 or 2009)
Children: None.
Complete Biography
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Parents:
Father died when Grissom was nine years old. His mother Betty is deaf.xx
Childhood:
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Education:
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Love Life:
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Personality Quirks:
A bit of a loner. Keeps to himself at times.xxxxx
Defining Life Moments:
Became CSI Grave Shift supervisor after the murder of newbie CSI Holly Gribbs.
Brought his former colleague, Sara Sidle, in from San Francisco to investigate Gribbs' death.
Was interested in forensic anthropologist Terri Miller. They went to dinner, but she slipped away when he received a phone call asking him to investigate a scene. She came back two years later, but was married to a teacher.
Met dominatrix Lady Heather while working a case. He would see her again three other times, and they maintain a friendship.
When investigating a crime at the body farm, Grissom pursued the case but alienated Sara. When she threatened to take a leave of absence, he sent her a plant to apologize.
Began to lose his hearing due to otosclerosis. He had surgery to correct it.
Grissom very often refused to be politic. When Conrad Ecklie was promoted to lab director, he broke up Grissom's team. However, Nick Stokes was kidnapped and buried alive. Grissom told Ecklie he wanted his guys back, and the team was soon back together.
In 2006, it was revealed he and Sara were in a romantic relationship.
Sara was kidnapped by the Miniature Killer and was found in the desert. She recovered, but moved to the swing shift. Later, she left Vegas and left him a note at the front desk.
Grissom was a mentor to all his CSIs, but more a father figure to Warrick Brown. When he was suspected of killing mobster Lou Gedda, Grissom and his team discovered he'd been framed. Warrick was later murdered by the real killer. Grissom became more emotionally distant, and soon left Vegas.
When he left CSI, Grissom was reunited with Sara in the jungles of Costa Rica.
Sara later returned to the team and revealed she and Grissom were married. However, Sara admitted they'd split up two and a half years later.xxxxx
Defining Cases:
Promoted to Grave Shift supervisor after the shooting death of Holly Gribbs.
Clashed with his colleague Catherine Willows when a woman was found in Lake Mead. Catherine wanted to tell the woman's husband about her affair with another man, but Grissom told her not to get involved. When they discovered the woman died accidentally, they went to tell the woman's husband, only to find he'd killed the man his wife was having an affair with.
He and Warrick investigated when a teen was found naked in the desert. The teen's friend told them they'd been to a rave, and the man who gave them jimsonweed was arrested. However, the man was set free due to lack of evidence. When they determined the teen's friend killed him under the influence of drugs, Grissom left and rode a roller coaster.
Grissom and Nick investigated when a skeleton was found in a house's foundation. When they arrested the woman's ex-boyfriend, Grissom realized the man's wife killed her. Grissom returned to see the wife holding Nick at gunpoint. He convinced her to put her gun down and arrested her.
A man in jail for killing his wife and son in a fire asked Grissom for help to clear his name. Grissom clashed with Conrad Ecklie, the original CSI on the case who believed the man committed the crime. Ultimately, Grissom, Warrick and Sara discovered the fire that killed the man's family was an accident and the man went free.
The security guard at an office building offered to help Grissom when a bomb went off in the building. When the bomber was arrested, he confessed there was another bomb in the locker at his school. The guard, who was listening to his police scanner, went to the school and took the bomb but unknowingly activated it. Grissom and police arrived and told him to put it down, but the bomb went off, killing the guard. Later, Grissom placed the newspaper article about the guard's death on a board with the names of police officers killed in the line of duty.
Grissom and the team were investigating two murders that occurred during a suspected carjacking when it began to rain. Some of the evidence survived, and Grissom learned the husband of the two was having an affair and arranged to have his wife killed. The man's mistress was later found dead in his car. Grissom later learned the mistress' husband was the hit man, and he killed her when she interfered with him killing the husband. The killer was arrested ($35K O.B.O.).
He and the team investigated when a baby was thought to have been kidnapped. Grissom found the baby's body.
When a deaf college student was killed, the college president, Dr. Jane Gilbert, refused to cooperate with CSI. Grissom talked to her using sign language, and her attitude softened. When the killers were arrested, Grissom spoke to Dr. Gilbert. When she asked Grissom who taught him to sign, he says it was his mother and tells her about his mom using sign language.
When a jogger was found dead, Grissom discovered the man was missing organs. He and Doc Robbins discovered the wounds on the man's body were made by a dog, and the evidence led to a doctor who had a large dog. The doctor killed the man and others and turned their organs into "protein powder" because she had porphyria, a disorder known as the Legend of the Vampire (Justice Is Served).
Grissom investigated when a human head was found in the trunk of a stolen car. Peanut shells were found on the pedals of the car, and Grissom found peanut shells on a pair of shoes found in the victim's closet. When Nick and Sara found a headless corpse in the desert, they wondered if it might be the victim. However, Teri Miller determined that corpse was a gorilla. Later, Sara and Nick found a uniform for a restaurant called Spurs Corral in the victim's closet. Grissom had a photo Brass found of the victim with someone who had several earrings in one ear, but the photo was torn so they couldn't see who it was. Later, Grissom, Brass and Nick visited the restaurant, and Grissom recognized the sombrero at the restaurant from the photo. They learned the person in the photo was the victim's ex-boyfriend. After the arrest, Grissom treated Warrick to a ride on a roller coaster.
Against Grissom's wishes, the sheriff brought in the FBI when a serial killer attacked women in Vegas. Sara volunteered and went undercover, but another woman was killed while they were watching her. Though the husband of that woman confessed, Grissom insisted he wasn't the serial killer. He went to the apartment of the security guard who'd offered to help Grissom after realizing he was the killer. The killer attacked, but Catherine arrived and shot and killed him.
Grissom and the team investigated the murder of Tony Braun, son of casino mogul Sam Braun. Catherine knew Sam since childhood, and spoke to him about his son's murder. When Grissom saw Tony's brother Walt scratching his ankle, he realized he had chigger bites, just like he'd seen on Nick earlier. The team determined Walt Braun and the wife of Braun's business partner Curt Ritten had killed Tony - Walt was jealous of his brother, and Ritten's wife knew her husband was sleeping with Braun's girlfriend.
He and the team investigated when a college co-ed went missing from her dorm. She was later found dead, and the team ultimately learned her death was an accident.
Grissom, Warrick and Sara investigated when a construction worker fell to his death from the site of a new prison. The foreman, who was a friend of the sheriff, said the man committed suicide. However, Grissom suspected murder. He learned the victim had heavy doses of iron in his system, and his boot had a nail in its sole. Ultimately, Grissom proved the victim's drill was short-circuited by another employee and he was electrocuted.
Searched for serial killer Paul Millander, and learned he had the same birthday as Millander's victims. Grissom later discovered Millander's body after he committed suicide.
The discovery of a woman in a sandbox led Grissom to a dominatrix, Lady Heather. He visited her during the case, and found her fascinating.
Sara threatened to leave when Grissom was being too distant and not thinking of the team. He sent her a plant to apologize.
When a woman was found dead in her home despite her doors and windows being triple locked, the team learned she was being stalked. A psychic spoke to Grissom, saying he had visions about the murder. The team watched videos the victim's stalker made, and realized he was targeting Nick Stokes. Grissom called Nick and told him the killer had been in his home when he installed Nick's cable. The stalker killed the psychic when he investigated Nick's house and told him about his visions. As the stalker pointed the gun on himself, Nick wrestled it away from him as Brass and police broke down the door and arrested him.
After the team solved the case of a model left under her own billboard, Grissom saw a doctor, who told him he had otosclerosis, a hereditary hearing disorder.
When movie star Tom Havilland killed two people in his hotel room, his lawyer hired Grissom's mentor to break down the evidence. However, Grissom took the stand and proved Havilland had committed murder.
As he began to investigate a murder caught on a snuff film, Brass called and requested Grissom come to the scene of a skeleton found in a tool box covered with red ants. Grissom asked Terri Miller to provide a bust of the victim's face, and learned the man had Down's syndrome. They discovered the victim worked as a ranch hand and was killed when a cowboy shoved him onto his truck, impaling him on the bull horns he kept in his truck.
Grissom investigated when an Indian cab driver was beaten to death after allegedly running over a teen. He and Doc Robbins discovered the teen was stabbed and died before being accidentally hit by the cab. He and Sara learned the teen's mother was on the run from her ex-husband. Sara and Grissom investigated the park where the victim was stabbed and found another dead body. They learned the dead man was the boyfriend of the teen's mother. They also determined the teen's younger brother shot and killed the boyfriend, and the boyfriend stabbed the victim. The teen then tried to walk back home. As the teen's brother was taken into custody, Greg showed Grissom the DNA results of the mob members who beat the cab driver after the accident. Grissom watched as Brass spoke to the leader of the mob and told him the driver was actually reaching for his radio to call for help - not trying to flee- when the mob attacked. Brass told him he was looking at first-degree murder, and the man's attorney wanted to make a deal.
Grissom investigated when the daughter of Warrick's mentor was killed in a drive-by shooting. Warrick aggressively pursued a felon he grew up with when he thought he was responsible, and Grissom took him off the case. Warrick told his mentor the man wasn't arrested, and the mentor severely beat the other man. Grissom and Warrick later examined the van stolen from the rec center the mentor ran, and Warrick found a lollipop stick. DNA led to the arrest of a 15-year-old boy who was banned from the rec center after starting fights and smoking marijuana. Both the teen and the mentor were taken to jail. Warrick told Grissom he'd screwed up, and Grissom reminded him that he wasn't the one paying for it.
The murder of a man at a foam party and a man found dead in his home led to Lady Heather. Both worked for Lady Heather, and Grissom and the team learned they were tied to a married couple. Grissom and Catherine spoke to the couple, and the husband coldly said he'd hired the men when his wife had a "problem with sex." The wife, however, told Brass one of the men was better than her husband. When they learned both men died from an insulin overdose, Heather told Grissom she was diabetic. They learned one of her former employees had been a submissive with the husband, and killed both men and later the man's wife because she "belonged to him."
Grissom and Warrick investigated the when a man was found dead in an alley. Grissom and Detective Vega talked to the man's wife, who had reported him missing. He and Warrick learned the couple inherited a coin collection, and the man spoke to a dealer to appraise it. When Greg Sanders told Grissom he found evidence of sulfur on the man's clothes, and he collected coins as well, he went undercover at the dealer's store and found the collection. Grissom, Greg and police later found blood in the dealer's car. Greg confirmed it was the victim's blood. The man called the dealer, and the dealer killed the man when he caught him stealing the coin collection from his home.
Greg Sanders and Sara Sidle were injured in a lab explosion. When Grissom saw Sara was hurt, he called her "honey."
Began to lose his hearing due to otosclerosis. He underwent surgery to correct it, and his hearing was restored.
When couples were being murdered in hotels, Grissom and Brass found the killers, but the judge wouldn't give them a warrant. The couple were later found murdered. Grissom clashed with police officer David Fromansky when an old uniform of his was found near the couple's home. Fromansky was cleared, but there was still tension between him and the CSI.
Traveled to Jackpot, NV to solve the killing of a man who's head was found in the woods. Grissom clashed with the town sheriff, but they worked together to solve the case.
He and the team investigated the murder of a woman who bore an uncanny resemblance to Sara. They arrested the doctor whom they believed killed the woman, but he was set free due to circumstantial evidence.
Grissom clashed with Fromansky again when they officer's partner and four others were killed in a grocery store robbery. Fromansky wanted to know if Grissom was going to give him trouble. Grissom recalled their previous conversation where the officer told him he'd need him and the police if they were "stuck in traffic." Though Fromansky did kill a cocktail waitress in the shootout, he was cleared by IA and later given an award for bravery.
As the team investigated the murder of a club owner and his wife, Grissom had to do evaluations. Catherine then told Grissom that her father, Sam Braun, gave her a check that she cashed. Grissom was angry, since Sam was cleared when Catherine used DNA in the murder case against her own to prove her paternity. They argued, but Grissom later assured her they'd be fine.
Grissom, Sara, Nick and Greg investigated when a roller coaster derailed and left five people dead. The team discovered one of the deceased was killed before the coaster derailed. When the crime was solved, Grissom spoke with the park maintenance man about their shared love of roller coasters.
Grissom and the team investigated the rape of a woman. She identified her rapist, but his DNA didn't match and he was set free. The woman was later murdered. When they brought the man in, he noticed something strange. He determined the man was a chimera, with two different sets of DNA. He was arrested for the rape and murder of the woman. Later, as Grissom was in his office, he received a call saying Sara was pulled over for DUI. He took her home.
The night of a banquet celebrating Conrad's promotion, Grissom received a call about a murder in a hotel. He left Catherine with his speech and, as he was in the elevator to the scene, met with CSI Sofia Curtis. They solved the murder of a young woman at an exclusive high school homecoming party and the team subsequently solved the supposed kidnapping of the casino mogul's daughter.
When Conrad Ecklie was promoted to Lab Director, Grissom's team was split up. Sofia Curtis, formerly Conrad's right-hand CSI, worked with Grissom's team, causing some friction between her and Sara.
When Sara was suspended after fighting with Catherine and Ecklie during a case, Grissom visited her at her home. She told him about her troubled childhood, and he took her hand as she cried.
When he, Sara and Brass investigated a murder at a mental institution, one of the suspects locked himself in a room with Sara. Grissom told the guard to open the door as he watched helplessly while the man held a blade to Sara. When the nurse came and told the man to let her go, Sara got away and the prisoner cut his own throat (Committed).
Shortly after the team was split up, Nick Stokes was abducted and buried alive. Grissom's team and Catherine and Warrick came together to find him. After Nick's rescue, Grissom told Ecklie he wanted his guys back, and the team was brought back together.
Grissom was asked to investigate testimony by a formerly respected forensics expert by then-undersheriff Jeff McKeen, who's goddaughter was murdered and the killer's attorney asked the expert to evaluate the evidence. Grissom discovered the pig used to study the effects of fly larvae had been sprayed with a chemical to delay the appearance of flies and tamper with evidence. Grissom testified to that in court, and the expert was arrested for perjury and obstruction (Secrets And Flies).
When Captain Brass and Sofia, now a detective, were involved in a police shootout with a gang, Grissom and his team pieced together the facts and told angry residents in the neighborhood what really happened. He also learned who shot a rookie police officer.
Grissom and the team investigated when Lady Heather's daughter was found murdered. Grissom later stopped Heather from killing her daughter's killer.
After Grissom's good friend Jim Brass visited his wayward daughter in Los Angeles, Jim gave Grissom his power of attorney. When Jim was shot, Grissom gave the consent to perform surgery, and Jim recovered.
He and the team investigated when a dishwasher was brutally beaten to death and tourists were beaten by a group of teen thugs. Greg Sanders interrupted a beating in progress, and the thugs turned on him. Grissom visited Greg in the hospital, and comforted him when he told how his mother was always overprotective and he worried about how she'd react since he hadn't even told her he was a CSI. Later, when the family of a teen Greg hit and killed in self-defense filed a civil suit, Grissom advised him to get an attorney. Months later, when Grissom and Greg investigated a drive-by shooting where a man was killed, they learned a suspect was the brother of the teen Greg killed in self-defense. After confronting the mother of the two and telling her he was not at fault for what her son's did, Greg advised the DA to go easy on the teen's brother. Grissom spoke to Greg, and was proud of the young CSI.
Five showgirls were murdered in their house. One of the girls spoke with Sara before she died. As they watched news footage of the killer's arrest, Grissom wiped away a tear from Sara's cheek.
Sara investigated when Heather was hospitalized after an attack from a client. He told Sara he was the only person Heather trusted, and that caused friction between the two. Grissom discovered that before she died, Heather's daughter Zoe gave birth to a daughter, and the child was in the custody of Heather's ex-husband. Since he had custody, Heather tried to kill herself. Grissom visited with her ex, and he brought the little girl to see Heather.
Beginning in 2006, Grissom and the team investigated the Miniature Killer. The Killer, Natalie Davis, kidnapped Sara and pinned her under a car. This led Grissom to reveal their romantic relationship to the team. Sara escaped and wandered in the desert. Nick and Sofia found her, and Grissom held her hand when she woke up.
After Sara transferred to Swing, she soon left Vegas.
Warrick Brown was investigated for the murder of mobster Lou Gedda. Grissom and the team learned that a cop named Daniel Pritchard was on Gedda's payroll, but Warrick told him there had to be another dirty cop in the department. After celebrating with Grissom, Catherine, Greg and Nick, Warrick was murdered and died in Grissom's arms. Sara returned, and the team discovered undersheriff Jeff McKeen was the killer.
Ecklie hired a new CSI, Riley Adams, to work with Grissom's team. Unlike Nick and Greg, Riley sometimes clashed with Grissom.
The team investigated when two people were shot dead in Korea Town and a child's pair of sunglasses were found nearby. When the boy was found, Grissom learned the couple were the boy's mother and uncle. He also learned the boy was HIV positive. Riley clashed with Grissom when she spoke with the boy without an advocate. Later, Grissom and Riley brought the boy back to the park to recreate the event. Grissom realized the boy's mother shot and killed his uncle, and the boy killed his mother. As the boy was led away, Grissom told Brass that he regretted solving the case.
As Grissom, Greg and Riley investigated the murder of a woman whose husband was a person of interest in the disappearance of a detective years before, Grissom was called to testify in the trial of Natalie Davis, to see if she was sane enough to be transferred from the mental hospital to state prison. Grissom met with Davis, and she told him she knew what she did was wrong and believed people who do bad things should be punished. When Davis was being led away to go to prison, Grissom noticed the soap in her room was whittled away. He found a miniature of a woman in a prison jumpsuit hanging. It is unknown whether Davis committed suicide in prison.
When a popular contestant on a singing reality TV competition was found dead. Grissom met with the owner of an old casino that had tablecloths like the one the victim was wrapped in. Later, Grissom met with the former police chief, who'd arrested a musician at the club in the murder of the owner's husband. When Riley identified an old man at the club as a former sax player who worked at the casino, Grissom learned the sax player and the owner had an affair. The owner killed her husband and confessed, but another man was arrested because the man she'd had an affair with was black.
Grissom announced he was leaving CSI shortly before the case of a murder memorabilia collector tied with imprisoned serial killer Nate Haskell. When a college professor, Dr. Raymond Langston, taught a seminar where Haskell participated via video chat. Langston was furious the crime lab came to the class without telling him of the investigation. However, he soon helped Grissom and the team and solved the case. Grissom later visited Langston and offered him a job as a CSI.
Grissom soon left and was reunited with Sara. xx
Before Vegas:
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Miscellaneous:
Rides roller coasters. Holds the marathon record on the Steel Phantom at Kennywood Park, PA.x He also once presented at a convention in Cincinnati just so he could ride the Son Of Beast roller coaster (Turn Of The Screws).
Likes Pink Floyd (Pilot). Took the lab's former fingerprint expert Charlotte Meridian to a concert.
Financed his first body farm by playing poker (Revenge Is Best Served Cold)
Likes silent movies (A Night At The Movies)
Proposed to his girlfriend in second grade and gave her his mother's ring. His mother made him get it back (Bang Bang).
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