A skull discovered during the remodeling of a Batavia home more than four decades ago has been identified.
The family told police the woman had been buried in her native Indiana. If that was true, how did her skull wind up in a wall in Batavia? The coroner has a theoryKane County officials announced Thursday that a skull discovered during the remodeling of a Batavia home more than four decades ago has been identified as belonging to Esther Granger, an 18-year-old Indiana woman who died after giving birth to a child in 1866.
Three weeks after submitting the sample, the company not only provided an ancestral match, but it also turned up living members of her family tree including great-great-grandson Wayne Svilar. At first, the retired police officer was skeptical when asked to provide a confirmatory DNA sample.solved a murder dating back to the 1970s
"When we applied for the grant, we received just under $6,700," said North Aurora Police Chief Joe DeLeo."So it cost the village just under $3,000 to solve a cold case." Esther Granger's family told police she had been buried in her native Indiana. If that was true, how did her skull wind up in a wall in Batavia? Coroner Russell has a theory.
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