A skull found in the walls of an Illinois home over four decades ago in 1978 has finally been identified. The skull went forgotten until March 2021
A skull found in the walls of an Illinois home over four decades ago in 1978 has finally been identified. The skull, originally found when an owner was renovating his home in Batavia, went forgotten until March 2021, when it was finally sent to the coroner’s office. The Indiana teen, identified as Esther Granger, 17, died more than 150 years ago, according to the Kane County Coroner’s office.
'We will never definitely know exactly, but with records and good reason, we've come to a common sense theory: we believe Esther was a victim of grave-robbing,' Russell said. 'Grave robbing was quite common in that era as it was quite profitable. The grave robbers made the equivalent of three to four months' earnings for the average person working 60 hours a week,' he added.
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