Suspected Grave Robber Arrested In Stratford: Report

STRATFORD, CT — A New York man has been charged with stealing human remains out of Union Cemetery in Stratford last year, according to the Connecticut Post. The arrest is in connection to the discovery on June 23, 2016, that a granite vault had been broken into and 18 urns that contained cremated human remains were missing, according to the Post.

The Post reports Aneudy Davila, 36, was arrested Friday after the case went unsolved for several months. Davila used the ashes in religious ceremonies, according to police. (To sign up for Stratford breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

Police received a break in the case when a witness came forward and said they had seen Davila’s girlfriend, who lives in Milford, conducting rituals with the ashes and other items, according to the Post. Davila was later arrested on unrelated charges in Milford and police found evidence they said linked him to the crime.

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