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the office was able to build a DNA profile from the skull that suggested it was that of Esther Granger, a 17-year-old woman who died during childbirth in Merrillville, Indiana, in 1866.

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An anthropologist said the skull and other bones were likely that of a woman in her mid-20s at the time of her death. In late 2023, Batavia police asked the coroner for help.

Records show Granger died during childbirth in 1866. She was just 17 years old. It is not clear how her skull ended up inside the walls of the house. The coroner believes she was the victim of a ...

The Kane County Coroner's Office said the skull has been identified as Esther Granger, a 17-year-old girl who died in Indiana, in May 1866—a year after the end of the Civil War. Authorities ...