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Jewelry stolen from corpse in crypt
September 19, 2007
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Wichita — Police say thieves broke into an aboveground crypt at a Wichita cemetery and stole a necklace from a woman's corpse.
The theft was reported Tuesday morning, five months after an attempted grave robbery at another Wichita cemetery.
Captain Darrell Haynes said that in the more recent break-in, a $20 gold medallion made into a necklace is missing from the grave of a 60-year-old woman.
Detectives say it could be linked to an incident at another cemetery in April, when intruders broke into an aboveground mausoleum but couldn't open the casket.
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19 September 2007
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justfornow (Anonymous) says…
Where have all the good guys gone? From News, Sports, Politicians, average citizens, this country is going in the tank.
19 September 2007
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Confrontation (Anonymous) says…
It's always been interesting to me to see how many valuable items get buried with the dead. I recall one famly who flipped out because the funeral director suggested that they donate the dead person's eye glasses to a charity. As if the glasses were going to do any good in the ground. However, I do believe it's up to the individual family to make those choices and these grave robbers should receive their punishment.