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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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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.