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Pennsylvania Man Arrested for Stealing Over 100 Human Remains from Historic Cemetery

Jonathan Gerlach faces 574 charges including abuse of corpses and desecration for stealing over 100 human remains from mausoleums and vaults at Mount Moriah Cemetery.

  • Jonathan Christian Gerlach, 34, was arrested for stealing over 100 human remains from Mount Moriah Cemetery, according to Delaware County authorities.
  • He faces 574 counts including abuse of a corpse and burglary, highlighted by District Attorney Tanner Rouse as 'the most horrific case' he has seen in 30 years.
  • Detectives arrested Gerlach on January 6 after observing him carrying bones from the cemetery, according to law enforcement reports.
  • A search of Gerlach's home revealed over 100 human skulls and body parts.
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A man from Pennsylvania (USA) has been imprisoned after it was discovered that he had in possession more than 100 human remains stolen from tombs and mausoleums inside his...

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A gloomy case has shaken Pennsylvania (USA), following the arrest of a man who was found more than 100 human remains inside his home. According to the Attorney General’s Office, the 34-year-old Jonathan Gerlach had been stealing the remains in mausoleums and graves since last year. Agents came numerous times to the Mount Moriah Cemetery in Pennsylvania between November 7 and January 6 after receiving a complaint from the camposanto. On January 6…

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EPHRATA, Pa. - Neighbors reacted in shock to what police described as a scene from a horror movie. Delaware County authorities announced that a Lancaster man faces nearly 500 charges for allegedly stealing hundreds of…

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NBC Philadelphia broke the news in Philadelphia, United States on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
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