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 ...

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.

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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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An Anguiculus dicaprioi, or DiCaprio’s Himalayan snake. Photo from Virender Bharadwaj ... scale arrangement, teeth, skull shape, coloring and other subtle physical features, the study said.

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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.