Accused US grave robber allegedly admits he sold human remains online
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Jonathan Gerlach of Pennsylvania is accused of stealing over 100 human remains from Mount Moriah Cemetery and allegedly admitted to selling some online. Law enforcement began investigating after receiving a tip about a "partially decomposed corpse" in Gerlach's basement and his claim of selling a human skull in Chicago. Detectives found social media activity linking him to human bone sales, including a "human skin bag," and his profile picture showed him holding a human skull. License plate readers and cellphone records placed Gerlach near the cemetery during the burglaries. Police arrested him leaving the cemetery with a crowbar, burlap sack containing children's mummified remains, skulls, and loose bones visible in his car.
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