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Skull found in Batavia, Illinois home in 1978 identified

Cold case solved: DNA helps identify skull found in wall as Indiana teen who died in 1866

The girl, Esther Granger, died when she was 17 years old in 1866. She has been laid to rest in Batavia, Illinois, where her remains were found.

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

The Kane County Coroner's Office said the skull has been identified as Esther Granger, a 17-year-old girl who died in Merryville, Indiana, in 1866. Authorities believe she died from complications during childbirth.

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.

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19th Century Mystery Solved: DNA Identifies Esther Granger's Remains Found in Batavia Home

Human remains found in a Batavia home's walls in 1978 have been identified as Esther Granger, a teen who died in 1866.

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Remains found inside home identified as woman from the 1800s

Human remains found inside a home in Batavia, Illinois in 1978 have now been identified. The DNA/cold case company Othram revealed they belong to a young woman named Esther Granger, who died at 17 in ...

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