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:…