A man from eastern Pennsylvania has been charged with allegedly robbing dozens of graves in the Philadelphia area and collecting pieces of human remains.
Jonathan Gerlach, 34, is accused of stealing over 100 sets of remains, according to an April 17reportfrom CBS News.
The disturbing grave robberies allegedly took place at Mount Moriah Cemetery, which straddles Philadelphia and Delaware counties, as well as graves in Lancaster and Luzerne counties.
He allegedly took the remains — ranging from skulls and bones to entire corpses — back to his home in Ephrata, Pennsylvania.
Prosecutors have charged him with 26 counts of burglary, 26 counts of criminal trespass, 100 counts of abuse of corpse, 100 counts of receiving stolen property, and 26 counts of intentional desecration of public monument, according to areportfrom WCAU.
Jonathan Gerlach, the accused grave robber who allegedly targeted a Philadelphia-area cemetery and hoarded more than 100 sets of remains in his Lancaster County home, was granted a postponement to his preliminary court hearing on Friday.https://t.co/BTR9XCa2VD
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The thefts allegedly took place between Nov. 7, 2025, and Jan. 6, 2026.
Investigators encountered Gerlach during surveillance at Mount Moriah Cemetery.
His car was seen with several skulls and bones in the backseat.
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