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

It belonged to an Indiana teenager who died from childbirth complications in 1866. “We now know the skull found in the wall ...

The mystery was solved by advancements in science—specifically extracting DNA from skeletal remains and then tracing it to ...

A skull was found in an Illinois home in the 1970s. Using DNA testing, it's been identified as a teen who died in another ...

Authorities said it is believed that Granger was 17 years old when she died in Merrillville, Indiana, in 1866. It is further believed that she died from complications during childbirth.

Russell told WLS.ARAIM Labs in Texas, doing careful research, identified the skull as belonging to Esther Granger, who died during childbirth at the age of 17 in 1866. Her identity was confirmed ...