after, research, sunny knows the name, edith howard cook. >> we fell in love with her.wanted her to have her name back. she deserves that. new information touched erika and her husband john who have two daughters of their own. >> when we discovered her, you know i could thinning to my gosh could have been my little girl. >> reporter: there is a twist, strange one, they never mentioned it until we left. then they told us about the sound of footsteps. >> i have heard them. >> reporter: the footsteps have no logical explanation. all this has gone on for years until the discovery of the coffin. >> reporter: have you heard the footsteps since she left? >> we have not. >> reporter: in life, death and for eternity, little edith cook will always be 2 years, 10 months and 15 days old. from komo, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> footsteps. >> oh, my god. >> oh, my god. >> you know, i don't do anything scary, stop it. stop. stop. >> i don't like it. >> stop it. >> i don't like it. >> did i hear footsteps? sure a lot of "world news now" ghosts around here. >> glad they're not hearing

edith howard cook. >> we fell in love with her, wanted her to have name back.erves that. >> reporter: touched erica and her husband, two children of their own. >> could have been my little girl. >> reporter: but a strange twist. sound of foot steps. >> i heard them. >> reporter: no logical explanation, gone on for years. have you heard the foot steps since she left? >> we have not. >> reporter: life, death and eternity, edith cook always be two years old. wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> teammates of a cal rugby player paralyzed in game promised to be there for him for recovery. he had to be taken off the field on a stretcher. doctors performed emergency surgery and paralyzed from the waste down with limited motion in arms. team won the game but it's bitter sweet. >> tough for all of us, casts a shadow on the victory. it's not right. >> there will be a prayer service on campus thursday night. >>> a man who helped define the fight for lgbt rights will now always have a home in san francisco. gilbert baker created iconic gay flag in 1978. died this past march at ho

. >> her real name is edith howard cooke. >> founder of the garden of innocence project reburied thet year. she was also determined to discover the real story, her history, including the date of her death. a date with you we now know, october 18, 1876. >> when you say her name how does it make you feel? >> makes you want to cry. we worked so hard to find her. the and it's been 11 months, it breaks your heart but then you're so happy to give her her name back because a human being deserves a name. >> she dug up street maps and compared them with maps of the cemetery then finally a plot was found. >> it put the cooke family in the backyard along can edith and her father and mother. >> this week for the very first time she met the uc davis professor with the name and family tree in hand he began looking for a living relative and found a candidate. >> we contacted that person, got a saliva sample from him. >> at the same time the professor and his team were doing dna tests on strands of edith cooke's hair. >> then we found out that it was, we were confident enough to say 99.9% certainty

. >> her real name is edith howard cook. a genealogist and founder of the garden and innocence project reburied her last year. she was determined to discover the real story, her history including the date of her death october 13, 1876. >> how does it make you feel? >> makes you want to cry. we worked so hard to find her, 11 months. it breaks your heart but then you are so happy because a human being to serve the name. >>reporter: she went to thousands of burial records and took up old maps and compared them with maps of the cemetery finally a family plot was found. >> up at the cook family in the backyard along with edith and her father and mother. >>reporter: this week, for the first time, she met uc davis professor, with the name and family tree the anthropologist began looking for living relatives and found a candidate. >> we contacted the person, got a saliva sample from him. >>reporter: at the same time the professor and his team did dna test on strands of edith cook's hair. >> in the end we found out that it was -- we

the girl was edith howard cook. died on october 13, 1876. she was two years old. this research group said it's really important to tackle mysterious cases like this one. >> from a genealogy side of it, that's history that i need. i need to now your name, how it's spelled and everything. and -- i know where you're from. >> given the name md eve minor da eve -- miranda eve. >> you can learn more about her family tree and an interactive map, showing you where that small casket was found. find out more about edith and her life and death. >> tyking to mike mibach -- talking to mike mibach, did the story, the mapping and everything is just fascinating. >>> looking for a new boss for the fbi after president donald trump fired fbi director james comey and the reason for the termination and the reaction from lawmakers today. >> a way to help people turn their lives around, an organization working with the homeless make the members go running, that's at 5:30 in the morning. >> right now, we don't have a lot going on when it comes to traffic. which is how we like it. san mat

edith howard cook. >> we fell in love with her, wanted her to have name back.. >> reporter: touched erica and her husband, two children of their own. >> could have been my little girl. >> reporter: but a strange twist. sound of foot steps. >> i heard them. >> reporter: no logical explanation, gone on for years. have you heard the foot steps since she left? >> we have not. >> reporter: life, death and eternity, edith cook always be two years old. wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> teammates of a cal rugby player paralyzed in game promised to be there for him for recovery. he had to be taken off the field on a stretcher. doctors performed emergency surgery and paralyzed from the waste down with limited motion in arms. team won the game but it's bitter sweet. >> tough for all of us, casts a shadow on the victory. it's not right. >> there will be a prayer service on campus thursday night. >>> a man who helped define the fight for lgbt rights will now always have a home in san francisco. gilbert baker created iconic gay flag in 1978. died this past march at home in new

the new one will go in its place. >> it'll say edith howard cook.it'll say her birthday and death date and it's going to say one little verse from amazing grace which was i once was lost but now i'm found. >> a san francisco mystery solved. the story of a san francisco girl now turning the final page. >> and at ktvu.com you'll find more about edith cook, including a map showing where the casket was found, her family tree and how that dna was use used to track down her great nephew. a public memorial service will be held june 10th. >> amazing what dna can do. >>> new information now about the man shot by a sonoma state university police officer. the suspect has been identified as 22-year-old eduardo martinez sanchez. he's a parolee. the officer spotted him in a creek bed several hours after deputies tried to arrest him for holding a gun. authorities say the officers first used a taser to try to stop him but the officer then fired his weapon when he says he saw the man reach for an object in his waistband. a loaded handgun was found nearby. martinez s

of the discovery spread she was known by a name that provides dignified barrels for abandon edith howard cook. >> we fell in love with her and wanted her to have her name back, she deserves that. >> when will we discovered her, you know, i could think to myself, my gosh, that could have been my little girl. >> there's a twist to the story a. strange one. the corners never mentioned it until we left, and then they told us about the sound of footsteps. >> the footsteps have no logical explanation, and all of it was gone on for years until the discovery of the coffin. >> you have heard the footsteps since she left? >> we have not. >> in life, in death and in eternity, she will always be two years, ten months and 15 days old. >> if you are trying to get back to sleep, you will not do it now. and there was a dna match with a living relative, a man living in marin county. >> what a story. >>> a man who helped define fight for lgbt rights will always be part of the er afpl, he died in march at his home in new york at 65 years old. jeff sheehey spread this photo yesterday. he calls baker a hero. >>>

. >> her real name is edith howard cook. >> reporter: a genologist and founder of the garden of innocenceject reburied the little girl last year. she said she was determined to discover the history, including the date of her death, a date a we now know, october 13th, 1876. >> when you say her name how does it make you feel? >> it makes you want to cry. we worked so hard to find her, and it's been 11 months. it breaks your heart, but then you are so happy that you get to give hermida name back, because a human being deserves a name. >> reporter: she says she looked through thousands a of burial records, dug up old street maps and compared them with old maps of the cemetery, and final al a family plot was found. >> the positioning of the map put the cook family in the backyard along with edith, and then their father and her mother. >> reporter: this week for the very first time, she met u.c. davis professor with a name and family tree in hand. the anthropologist began looking for a living relative and found kennedy. >> we contacted that person, got a saliva sample from him. >> reporter: at

edith howard cook was born in 1873 and died in 1876. the nonprofit garden of innocence turned to a dna expert who found a great nephew living in nurin county and brought closure to the family. >> everybody needs a name. her parents lovingly gave her a name, and it got lost in the process somewhere. but now she's got it back. >> all right, no longer a footnote to history. garden of innocence plans to hold a memorial service for her next month. >> interesting looking coffin, too. two window panes. >> bizarre. >> get ready for some new faces at the oakland zoo. three now otter pups make their debut this morning. they were born in early february. >> very cute faces. the zoo named the male seal, and the females, they roll off the tongue, these names. the pups are still nursing now, but they're starting to eat fish and meat. look at that. the zoo says it doesn't put otters on display until they're strong swimmers. they have some work to do. they make their debut at 10:00 this morning. >> 4:57 right now. good day to visit the zoo. cool tempera

researchers announced the identity of a girl in a coffin last may, her name is edith howard cook, diede of two. researchers at uc san jose used dna to link her to her grand nephew. she has been reburied and another ceremony held for her on june 10th. >>> a boat capsized just after 4:30 this afternoon, the two people have been take en to the hospital, their conditions have not been released. >>> let's check on the weather. >> sounds like it's getting cooler. >> it's going everywhere, hot today, temperatures more than ten degrees above normal for this time of year, with short spell of heat, those number lez go downhill rapidly overnight. it's a really quiet picture out there, showing we don't have any moisture. looking at the week ahead could have a sprinkle here and there all about the temperatures in the coming days but the winds have a huge effect. not necessarily going to be the wind speed. you will notice the winds are very light, generally less than 10 miles an hour but it's really the wind speed and direction combined, coming out of the west, that's a wind off the ocean water. whe

she's been identified as edith howard cook....who died in october of 18-76 at two years old. ith had wasted away and was undernourished - probably because of an infectious disease.edith was reburied at greenlawn memorial park in colma last june. she was identified through a d-n-a match with a living relative. "i'm spencer blake, and coming up tonight at 10 o'clock we're taking you to the top of the tallest office building west of the mississippi. we're showing you the view, and what it means for the iconic skyline of san francisco. that's coming up tonight at 10 on kron four news." coming up... new little furry friends are making their debut at the oakland zoo... we'll take a look at the otter pups now on exhibit.... plus... a family dog chases a big bear roaming around in a southern california neighborhood and it was all caught on camera... that video next... and after the break... you don't have to fly to spain to enjoy a traditional dish... where you can get authentic spanish tapas and even some flamingo dancing -- in tonight's dine and dish... if you're looking for an exot

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determined to be edith howard cook of san francisco. died in 1876 at the age of two.up said it's important to tackle cases like this one. >> from the genealogy sield of it, it's history i need, need to know how to spell your name correctly and birthday and date of death. i know where your from. >> given the name miranda eve after being found in a home remodeling project last year. >> we have more on our web page and her family tree and an interactive map to see where the casket was found. you can learn more about her and her life and death on ktvu.com. >>> state funding received for needed road repairs. 4 $400,000 for -- rubber from recycled tires. part of the dprants going to 20 california communities. . >>> speaking of roads, 6:49, sal is right over there, watching highway 24 and everything else. what are you watching right now? >> i look over here and over here, you have been out to my area, right? ? >> yeah. >> going to move --. >> i'm going to do a feature and show people what you do over there. >> i do have my cameras heefrp. s here. and i can show you what i'm

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the research found the little girl was edith howard cook, the daughter of nelson and edith cook of sanrancisco. she died on october 13th, 1876, at the age of two. this group setsz important to tackle mysterious cases such as this one. >> from a genealogy side of it, that's the history i need. i need to know that i'm spelling the name correctly. i need to know your birth date. sometimes it will say, like, sheffield england. now i know where you're from. >> she had been given the name miranda eve shortly after the body was found during a remodeling project. tonight at 6:00, ktvu's mike mibach tells us how the research group was able to solve this mystery. and we have extensive coverage on our ktvu web page. learn more about her family tree. there's also an interactive map showing where that small casket was found. learn more about her life and death on ktvu.com. >>> two people were injured one of them severely after a 19- year-old plowed into them with his car. it happened at a bus stop in san francisco early this morning in the outer mission. ktvu's tara moriarty tells us that police th

through dna testing research has identified the little girl was edith howard cook. died on october 13th of 1876 at the age of two. the founder of the garden of innocence project says it was an emotional moment learning her name. >> it makes you want to cry. we worked so hard to find her. it has been 11 months. it breaks your heart but it makes you so happy to give hermela aregawi name back. a human being deserves a name. >> researchers discovered a living relative. after comparing samples from the hair, 82-year-old peter cook of marin county is her grand nephew. the garden of innocence project reburied the casket last year. they will now be able to add her name to her headstone. >>> we have so much more coverage of edith cook and her story waiting for you on ktvu.com. you will learn more about her family tree. we have also put up an interactive map showing you where the casket was found. to learn more about her life and death, head to ktvu.com. >> fascinating history. >> it really is. >>> 7:47. sal is right over there. it has been relatively quiet in the commute thi

. >> it will say edith howard cook, her birthday and death date and it will say one little verse from amazing grace which was i once was lost but now i'm found. >> reporter: a san francisco mystery solved. the story of a san francisco girl now turning the final page. and at ktvu.com you will find more about cook including an interactive map showing where the casket was found, her family tree and how dna was specifically used to track down that living relative. i want to say real quick there is a public memorial service at green lawn memorial park where her body is now. that is june 10th at 11:00 in the morning. open to the public. >> just think if that family wouldn't have been redoing their foundation, they never would have found her. >> just wonder -- i was curious the whole time if there are other caskets there in the richmond district or usf when that cemetery was picked up and moved. surely there were a couple more. a lot of children under the age of four, probably 50/50 if they lived back in the 1870s because of conditions and so forth in the urban setting at the time. but we kn