Dem Bones: Second Arrest in Skeletal Remains Theft in Worcester

WORCESTER, MA -- A second person has been arrested in connection with last year’s theft of human remains from Hope Cemetery.

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Bridgeport police helped Worcester police detectives on Feb. 2 to conduct a drug investigation, subsequently recovering human remains in the home of Felix Delgado.

Worcester police detectives said they believe that the remains in the dwelling could possibly be linked to the theft of skeletal remains from two mausoleums in Hope Cemetery.

The evidence will be forwarded to the CT Medical Examiner’s Office for examination in an attempt to determine if they are the remains stolen from Hope Cemetery.

Worcester police acted on a warrant to search the home of Felix Delgado, 40, 518 Hallett St., Apt. 1, Bridgeport, CT, and charged him with disinterring bodies (eight counts). He was placed under arrest and charged as fugitive from justice and is awaiting rendition.

In December of 2015, Worcester police charged 32-year-old Amador Medina in connection with the theft of human skeletal remains for a Mausoleum in Hope Cemetery. Medina was charged with five counts of Disinterment of Bodies.

Medina is referred to as a Santeria priest, and agreed to head to Massachusetts to face charges that he stole the remains months ago from Hope Cemetery, reported WCVB. Authorities say Medina told them he was a Santeria priest and stole the bones for healing and religious ceremonies. Worcester police told WCVB that they rarely see Santeria in the area.

The remains were those of three adults and two children, and Medina allegedly transported them to his Hartford, CT, home, reported CBS Local.

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