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‘Horrific’: Real-life grave robber nabbed in Pennsylvania, with 100s of human remains in his possession

Though grave-robbers might be thought of as a thing of the past, a Pennsylvania man has been arrested and charged in a disturbing cemetery grave-robbing case after authorities discovered more than 100 human skeletal remains on his property and in storage.

Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse revealed that 34-year-old Jonathan Gerlach, of Ephrata, Lancaster County, was taken into custody on January 6, 2026, after detectives spotted human bones and skulls visible in the back seat of his vehicle while conducting surveillance near Mount Moriah Cemetery in Yeadon Borough.

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