4 former cemetery workers plead not guilty to charges that accuse them of digging up gravesSeptember 8th, 2009 4 cemetery desecration suspects plead not guiltyCHICAGO — Four former cemetery workers have pleaded not guilty to charges that accused them of digging up bodies at a historic suburban Chicago graveyard in order to resell the burial plots. Attorneys entered the pleas Tuesday.
Records at troubled Chicago cemetery falling apart; sheriff asking court for someone to run itJuly 15th, 2009 Records at troubled Chicago cemetery falling apartBRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Records at the suburban Chicago cemetery where four people are accused of unearthing bodies in an alleged moneymaking scheme have been found disintegrating and rotting in a rusty file cabinet, authorities said Tuesday.
Owner of Ill. cemetery says he had nothing to do with dumping bodies, moneymaking schemeJuly 15th, 2009 Ill. cemetery owner denies involvement in schemeALSIP, Ill. — The owner of a suburban Chicago cemetery that's been closed by authorities amid allegations that workers dug up bodies and resold plots says he had nothing to do with the alleged wrongdoing.
Rev. Jackson calls for expanded investigation into company that runs Ill. cemeteryJuly 13th, 2009 Jackson: Cemetery investigation should expandALSIP, Ill. — The Rev.
1 body, nothing abnormal, found in exhumed grave in Illinois despite report of stacked bodiesJuly 11th, 2009 Exhumation at Ill. cemetery finds 1 body in graveALSIP, Ill.
Sheriff's spokeswoman: Ill. cemetery confirmed 2 bodies will be found in grave being exhumedJuly 11th, 2009 Ill. cemetery says 2 bodies will be found in graveALSIP, Ill. — The attorney for the owner of a suburban Chicago cemetery has told authorities they will find two bodies in a grave being exhumed this weekend.
Sheriff: 1 body found in exhumed grave in Illinois after cemetery's lawyer said there were 2July 11th, 2009 Sheriff: 1 body found in exhumed grave in IllinoisALSIP, Ill. — Only one body — and nothing abnormal — has been found in an exhumed grave at a suburban Chicago cemetery where officials had been told to expect two bodies.
Thousands go to Ill. cemetery looking for relatives' bodies; exhumation finds nothing abnormalJuly 11th, 2009 Thousands seek relatives' graves at Ill. cemeteryALSIP, Ill.
Thousands of families of flood historic Ill. cemetery 4 accused of unearthing bodiesJuly 10th, 2009 Families flood Ill. cemetery with unearthed gravesALSIP, Ill.
Investigation continues of unearthed bodies and resold plots at Ill. cemeteryJuly 10th, 2009 Authorities keep investigating Ill. cemeteryALSIP, Ill.
Investigation continues of unearthed bodies and resold cemetery plots in Ill.July 10th, 2009 Investigation continues at Ill. cemeteryALSIP, Ill.
Sheriff: Families find more cases of disturbed graves as historic black cemetery in IllinoisJuly 10th, 2009 More cases of disturbed graves at Ill. cemeteryALSIP, Ill.
Ill. sheriff: Cemetery workers may have dug up bodies, put them in mass graves to resell plotsJuly 9th, 2009 Ill. sheriff: Graves dug up to resell plotsALSIP, Ill. — Workers at a historic Illinois cemetery may have dug up more than 100 bodies and dumped them in mass graves at the back of the 150-acre property in a scheme to resell plots to unsuspecting customers, authorities said Wednesday.
4 workers accused of digging up bodies, reselling plots at historic Chicago-area cemeteryJuly 9th, 2009 4 accused of digging up bodies at Ill. cemeteryALSIP, Ill.
Sheriff: About 300 graves tampered with at historic black cemetary near Chicago; 4 chargedJuly 9th, 2009 About 300 graves tampered with near ChicagoALSIP, Ill. — Four workers were charged Thursday in an elaborate scheme in which hundreds of corpses were dug up at a historic black cemetery near Chicago and strewn in a weeded area or reburied with other bodies so that plots could be resold, authorities said.