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 ...

The Kane County Coroner’s Office has determined the identity of the person whose skull was found in the late 1970s hidden behind the wall of a Batavia home, officials announced Thursday.

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.

Skull found in Illinois 46 years ago found to belong to teen girl who died in 1866 03:00. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Authorities in Kane County finally solved a cold case dating back 46 years, when a human ...

The skull of a teen from the 1800s was found 46 years ago during home renovations in Batavia, Illinois. With the help of advanced technology and DNA matches, the cold case has finally been solved.

The girl’s skull was found in November 1978 in Batavia, Illinois, about 43 miles west of Chicago, according to the Kane County Coroner’s Office.

DNA helps solve four-decade Batavia skull mystery that dates back to 1866 The family told police the woman had been buried in her native Indiana. If that was true, ...

Investigators have determined that a skull discovered in the wall of an Illinois home in 1978 was that of an Indiana teenager who died more than 150 years ago, authorities announced Thursday.

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 is, thanks to DNA testing and sleuthing. Kane County Coroner Rob ...

The skull was later donated to the Batavia Historical Society, and it remained at the Batavia Depot Museum until 2021. At that point, it was turned over to Batavia police, ...