In 1978, a skull was found in a wall of a house in Batavia. Last year, Batavia police asked the coroner for help identifying it. DNA evidence linked it to Granger.

A skull found in the wall of an Illinois home in the 1970s was identified this week as that of a Civil War-era teenage girl — whose corpse was likely snatched by grave robbers long ago ...

The skull of a teen from the 1800s was found more than 45 years ago during a home renovation project in suburban Chicago – thanks to the advancement of DNA technology, we finally know her name.

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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.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- 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 ...

DNA testing confirmed the identification by matching the skull's DNA with a living descendant of Granger. The case highlights the advancements in forensic technology and the importance of cold ...

A human skull was found in a wooded area that borders a cemetery, Baltimore County police said.County police said a person walking near Kenilworth Drive and Bosley Avenue in the Towson area ...

In November 1978, a man in Batavia, Ill., was renovating his house when he knocked down a wall to reveal what appeared to be a human skull lying between the studs. Almost half a century later ...

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Brian Hill/Daily Herald Share 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.