In May 2016, a group of gardeners suddenly discovered a bronze coffin, about 1 meter long, exquisitely sculpted, buried deep under the garage of a house in San Francisco. California, USA. On the coffin lid was a translucent mirror. Looking through it, people could see that inside was the body of a very small girl, but her body was still intact.
The little girl’s coffin was found after nearly 150 years.
After opening it, it was discovered that this was the body of a girl about 3 years old. The little girl has curly blonde hair, wears an ancient white dress, knee boots, and lavender flowers in her hair. In addition, next to the girl’s body there was a cross made of flowers and eucalyptus seeds placed on her chest. The strange thing is that the girl’s body and all her belongings are still intact after nearly 150 years of burial underground. The little girl’s face looked more like she was sleeping.
It is said that the reason why the girl’s body and the objects in the coffin were preserved so well is because this coffin was designed delicately, carefully, tightly sealed and without any gaps. . Therefore, external factors cannot affect the inside and help the decomposition process take place more slowly.
The body and objects surrounding the girl were almost intact.
After discovering this little girl’s body, researchers from “Garden of Innocence” – a non-profit organization immediately sought to verify her identity.
After more than a year of searching, scientists finally identified this girl as Edith Howard Cook, who died in 1876 at the age of 2. The cause of death is believed to be severe malnutrition. In addition, there is no indication that Edith was treated with common treatments at the time such as morphine, mercury or cocaine. It is known that the girl passed away on October 13, 1876, just 6 weeks before her birthday.
The research team said they had a breakthrough when they found an old cemetery map in the University of California-Berkeley library. Thanks to this map, they found the area where little girl Edith’s parents were buried. After that, the research team continued to find descendants of the Cook family who were still alive by examining DNA samples .
Mr. Peter Cook was identified as a descendant of the same family tree as little girl Edith.
Not long after, they found a man named Peter Cook, 82 years old, living in Napa city, California, whose DNA sample matched baby Edith’s, proving they had the same family tree.
Sharing with the media, Mr. Peter said he was very happy to hear this information: “I jumped for happiness. Thanks to this information, I will have more opportunities to learn about my family tree. These will be the stories I tell my children and grandchildren.”
The baby girl was buried in 2016.
After that, Mrs. Ericka Karner, the owner of the house where little girl Edith’s body was found, decided to move the coffin and bury it somewhere else. In June 2016, baby Edith was buried at Greenlawn memorial park in the town of Colma. Her old coffin was placed inside a new wooden coffin, filled with flowers inside. They also erected a heart-shaped tombstone, engraved with a new name for Edith, “Miranda Eve”, along with the words: “The child is loved by the whole world. If no one cries, no one will remember.” next”.
