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Skull found in Batavia, Illinois home in 1978 identified

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A skull was found in a Batavia house in 1978. After more than 40 years, they know who she was

Kane County Coroner Rob Russell and Batavia police announced Thursday that the skull is that of 17-year-old Esther Granger, who died shortly after giving birth in 1866. She was buried in Merrillville,

CBS Minnesota on MSN · 3d

Skull found in Batavia, Illinois home in 1978 identified as teen who died in 1866

Authorities in Kane County finally solved a cold case dating back 46 years, when a human skull was found during a home renovation project in Batavia in 1978. The Kane County Coroner's Office said the skull has been identified as Esther Granger,

An Indiana teen died in 1866. How did her skull end up in an Illinois house's walls?

DNA tests identified a skull found during home renovations in 1978 as that of an Indiana teen who died after childbirth in 1866. Authorities say Esther Granger was likely the victim of grave robbing.

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Cold case solved: Skull found in Illinois home's wall ID'd as that of Esther Granger, victim of grave robbing who died in 1866

Coroners were able to reach out to the victim's great-great-grandson and confirm the DNA family match with the help of a Texas lab.

FOX 32 Chicago on MSN3d

Investigators announce findings on 1978 Batavia skull discovery

Kane County officials and investigators are set to reveal answers Thursday about the identity of the person whose skull was ...

A skull was found in a house in 1978. After more than 40 years, they know who she was

Authorities don’t know for sure how a young woman’s skull ended up in a wall of a Batavia house. But now they know whose it ...

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