Human skull discovered in U-Haul near Lake Villa, inside footlocker likely owned by Vietnam War-era serviceman

Decades-old human skull found in Lake County

LAKE VILLA, Ill. (WGN) — Police are investigating after a decades-old human skull was found last month in Lake County. According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, a man was cleaning out his deceased father’s automotive shop in the 37600 block of Route 59 in unincorporated Lake Villa on Sept. 21. There was an old [...]

Human skull discovered in U-Haul near Lake Villa, inside footlocker likely owned by Vietnam War-era serviceman

A decades-old human skull that likely belonged to a Japanese woman was found inside a military footlocker, linked to a Vietnam War-era serviceman, in a U-Haul truck near Lake Villa. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:05 p.m. on September 21 to an automotive shop in the 37600 block of Route 59 in unincorporated […]