Deep search
Search
Copilot
Images
Videos
Maps
News
Shopping
More
Flights
Travel
Hotels
Real Estate
Notebook
Top stories
Sports
U.S.
2024 Election
Local
World
Science
Technology
Entertainment
Business
More
Politics
Any time
Past hour
Past 24 hours
Past 7 days
Past 30 days
Best match
Most recent
Skull found in wall of Illinois home identified
VIDEO: DNA links skull found in Illinois home in 1978 to teen who died in 1866
Coroners in Kane County, Illinois, have resolved a cold case that lingered for more than 45 years. It involves a skull discovered hidden in a home's wall. Located in Batavia, Illinois, the house dates back to the mid-1800s.
DNA tests identify 19th-century teenager's skull found in Illinois home's wall
A DNA profile from the skull found in wall of an Illinois home in 1978 suggested it was a 17-year-old who died during childbirth in Merrillville, Indiana, in 1866.
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.
Skull found in wall of Illinois home identified as teen who died in 1866
The mystery was solved by advancements in science—specifically extracting DNA from skeletal remains and then tracing it to find relatives.
Skull Found In Home's Wall Identified As 19th-Century Teen After DNA Test
Investigators have determined that a skull found in the wall of an Illinois home in 1978 was that of an Indiana teenager who died more than 150 years ago.
150-year-old skull found inside wall identified as teenage girl, authorities say
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,
3d
on MSN
DNA helps Illinois police make breakthrough in 1970s cold case murder of 19-year-old
An Illinois police department announced it cracked a cold case homicide from the 1970s through DNA testing. It said ...
3d
DNA links serial killer to 45-year-old cold case in Illinois
Forty-five years after 17-year-old Kathy Halle was killed in the Illinois village of North Aurora, police have finally ...
KHQA
3d
DNA technology solves case of Illinois World War II soldier missing since 1944
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today, Thursday, October 24th, that U.S. Army Pvt. Jeremiah P. Mahoney ...
3d
Deceased serial killer linked to cold case slaying of Illinois woman 45 years later
Police announced that deceased serial killer, Bruce Lindahl, was linked to the death of 19-year-old Kathy Halle in 1979.
3d
DNA links suspected serial killer to 1979 cold case murder in Illinois
Authorities have linked a suspected serial killer to the kidnapping and murder of a 19-year-old Illinois woman, more than 45 ...
3d
on MSN
A 19-year-old disappeared from her Illinois village in 1979. Almost half a century later, the cold case has been solved
Nearly 50 years after the cold case murder of a 19-year-old who went missing from her Illinois village, authorities have ...
2d
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.
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback