Pennsylvania Man Arrested After
Human Remains Were Found
PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania man suspected of desecrating a historic cemetery in his state is facing hundreds of charges pertaining to grave robbery after authorities recently found more than 100 pieces of human remains in his possession, prompting one official to call the case “the most horrific thing”. 34 Year old, Jonathan Gerlach, had the human skulls, bones, mummified feet, headless torsos and other corpse parts – including in his car, home and storage locker, after his arrest on January 6th, according to a sworn police statement reported by a local news source. Among the remains was a skeleton with a cardiac pacemaker still attached, as another media source reported. Investigators on January 8th, told news outlets that it was unclear what motive Gerlach had to allegedly stockpile the remains, some of which were said to be hundreds of years old. Investigators booked Gerlach with nearly 575 offenses, including more than 100 counts of corpse abuse. His other alleged crimes include theft, burglary, intentional desecration of venerated objects, trespassing, criminal mischief, receiving stolen property and desecrating historic lots and burial places. A judge ordered Gerlach held in lieu of $1M bail. He is tentatively scheduled to appear in court again on 20 January. No attorney for him was immediately listed.





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