Cold case solved: DNA helps identify skull found in wall as Indiana teen who died in 1866
The girl, Esther Granger, died when she was 17 years old in 1866. She has been laid to rest in Batavia, Illinois, where her ...
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A 19-year-old disappeared from her Illinois village in 1979. Almost half a century later, the cold case has been solved
Nearly 50 years after the cold case murder of a 19-year-old who went missing from her Illinois village, authorities have ...
New DNA tools help North Aurora Police make 45-year cold case breakthrough
Through dogged investigative work and the application of new technology, North Aurora Police announced they have solved a ...
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Cutting-edge DNA technique used in cold cases now taught at Mount Aloysius
Mount Aloysius College is making a name for itself in forensic investigations.The college revealed a new crime scene ...
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Irving police reopen 36-year-old cold case of murdered pregnant woman
Patricia Wilson Garcia was 7 months pregnant when someone stabbed her to death at an Irving shopping center in 1988. Her ...
Remains identified in 44-year-old cold case, York Region police appeal for public's help
York Regional Police say they have identified human remains more than four decades after they were found in Markham, and ...
After 37 years cracking cold cases and catching killers, Dallas County's chief medical examiner retires
DALLAS – Dallas County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jeffrey Barnard is retiring after 37 years with the county, 33 of those ...
Suspected serial killer Bruce Lindahl linked to 1979 cold case out of North Aurora, Illinois
The body of Kathy Halle, 19, was discovered April 24, 1979, in the Fox River south of the I-88 bridge in North Aurora. She ...
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DNA Evidence Helped Solve 50-Year Cold Case of Illinois Woman
A 50-year cold case has been solved. Authorities solved the murder of 19-year-old Kathy Halle of Illinois using new DNA technology.
Cold case solved: Skull found in Illinois home's wall ID'd as that of Esther Granger, victim of grave robbing who died in 1866
Coroners were able to reach out to the victim's great-great-grandson and confirm the DNA family match with the help of a Texas lab.
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Cold case solved: DNA helps identify skull found in wall as Indiana teen who died in 1866
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 ...