PA Man Arrested After 100 Human Remains Found In Basement Linked To Dozens Of Grave Robberies

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Police say 34-year-old Jonathan Gerlach, of Ephrata, Pennsylvania, had more than 100 human skulls, two decomposing human torsos and other remains in various states of decay, ranging from skeletons older than 200 years to months-old infants, in his basement.

"Some of them were hanging, as it were. Some of them were pieced together, some were just skulls on a shelf,” Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse told the Associated Press.

According to court documents, Gerlach faces 574 charges including burglary, abuse of corpse and criminal trespassing.

Police say the break-ins happened in at least 26 mausoleums and vaults since November.

Police say Gerlach targeted mausoleums and underground vaults at the 1855 cemetery. It's considered the country’s largest abandoned burial ground, according to Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery, which helps maintain the 160-acre landmark in Yeadon that's home to an estimated 150,000 grave sites.

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Man arrested after 100 human remains found in basement linked to dozens of grave robberies

The man faces 574 charges including burglary, abuse of corpse and criminal trespassing.

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