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.

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 ...

People in Bolivia paid tribute to their dead loved ones on Friday during the annual 'Ñatitas' feast at La Paz cemetery.

A massive skull covered in discarded flowers from Georgia graveyards was created by Lamar Dodd School of Art Director Joseph Peragine and Professor of Art Mary Hallam Pearse.

A skull was discovered in the wall of a home in Batavia during a renovation project in 1978. The owner discovered a skull that dates back to the mid-1800s hidden behind the drywall. Testing done ...

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.

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 ...

A Día de los Muertos alter isn't complete without cempasúchil flowers, candles to illuminate the journey, sugar skulls, pan ...

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.