- Police in Delaware have identified human remains found in 2011 as Hannah Graham Kleitz, a 29-year-old woman who died in 1907.
- The New Castle County Police Cold Case Squad reopened the investigation in 2019, using updated DNA technology and facial reconstruction.
- Investigative genealogy helped authorities connect with a relative who revealed Kleitz's grave was illegally desecrated in 2002.
- DNA comparison confirmed the remains belonged to Kleitz, matching those removed from her cemetery mausoleum.
- On August 27, family members and law enforcement gathered at Riverview Cemetery to return Kleitz's remains to her rightful resting place.
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