Crime & Safety
Remains of 17 Bodies Reported Stolen from Stratford Cemetery
The incident was discovered by the caretaker Thursday morning.
Stratford, CT - The remains of 17 bodies reportedly have been stolen from Stratford's Union Cemetery, according to police.
The remains were in urns in a mausoleum that the cemetery's caretaker discovered Thursday morning had been burglarized, writes NBC Connecticut News.
A large hammer was likely used to smash open the mausoleum, according to police.
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“I’ve never seen anything like this before. How could somebody do this? I’m in complete shock,” the cemetery’s caretaker told Fox 61.
The theft remains under investigation.
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