Kianna Galvin case: Police excavate South Elgin property in renewed search for missing girl

The Brief

  • Authorities are excavating a South Elgin property tied to the 2016 disappearance of Kianna Galvin.
  • Investigators launched the search after ground-penetrating radar detected underground anomalies.
  • Kianna was 17 when she vanished after telling her sister she was going to a nearby park.

SOUTH ELGIN, Ill. Authorities in South Elgin are conducting a new search connected to the 2016 disappearance of Kianna Galvin after investigators discovered underground anomalies at a property using ground-penetrating radar technology.

Search for Kianna Galvin

What we know:

The South Elgin Police Department and the Fox Valley Major Crimes Task Force are scheduled to begin a forensic excavation Thursday morning at a home in the 800 block of Revere Road. Officials said the excavation is part of the ongoing investigation into Galvin’s disappearance nearly a decade ago.

Investigators recently scanned the property with ground-penetrating radar which revealed irregularities beneath the surface that detectives determined required further examination.

What we don’t know:

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