Investigators dig around west suburban home in connection to disappearance of 17-year-old girl

SOUTH ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) -- There is a new development in a decade-old missing teen's case in South Elgin.

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Kianna Galvin was 17 when she went missing on May 6, 2016.

She told her family she was going to nearby Jim Hansen Park, but never returned home.

Ten years later, investigators are conducting a forensic excavation at a house in the 800-block of Revere Road, the Kane County State's Attorney's Office said.

Investigators are targeting the home after a Ground Penetrating Radar scan that "revealed anomalies beneath the surface."

A neighbor said he last saw Galvin going into the home the day she went missing.

Galvin's friend allegedly lived in that same house, the neighbor said. The friend's family no longer lives on Revere Road.

A portion of Revere Road was closed on Thursday until the excavation is completed.

Chopper 7 was over the house at 8:30 a.m. Multiple investigation tents were seen in the driveway and the backyard.

The South Elgin Police Department and Fox Valley Major Crimes Task Force are conducting the excavation.

They were at the home all day, excavating some of the yard.

Police also walked in and out of the home collecting evidence.

"The whole community was looking for her. We never knew what happened to her. The last thing we heard is the neighbor saw her go in, but never saw her come out," neighbor Kristina Rothert said.

Neighbors say police have looked at the house occasionally over the years, but have never charged anyone. Many believe a recent documentary on Galvin's disappearance has sparked renewed interest.

Isabella Lanzisera says Galvin was like a little sister to her.

"It shouldn't be like this. She didn't deserve this. She was supposed to be here right now, enjoying her life," Lanzisera said. "It's sad. I'm crying since I woke up."

Lanzisera says Galvin was a fun, outgoing girl: the life of the party.

"Ten years have passed since Kianna disappeared, and the weight of that loss is still deeply felt by her family, her friends, and this entire community," Kane County State's Attorney Jamie L. Mosser said. "My heart remains with all who continue to carry that pain. We have not forgotten Kianna, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to seek the truth. It is my hope that renewed efforts will finally bring the answers her family deserves. I urge anyone with information, no matter how small it may seem, to come forward and contact the police."

Galvin had dropped out of Larkin High School; her friends said she was going to get her GED and then go to college in the South.