At the historic Burr Oak Cemetery outside Chicago a disgusting scandal has erupted. Four cemetery workers have been charged with dismembering bodies after police found what they called “startling and revolting” conditions at a historic cemetery near Chicago.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says workers at the Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip allegedly dug up more than 100 graves, dumped the bodies into unmarked mass graves and resold the plots to unsuspecting members of the public.
Prosecutors have charged 49-year-old Carolyn Towns, 45-year-old Keith Nicks and 39-year-old Terrence Nicks, all of Chicago. Also charged was 61-year-old Maurice Dailey of Robbins. Each was charged Thursday with one count each of dismembering a human body, a felony.
It wasn’t immediately clear if they had attorneys.
Burr Oak is the final resting place of many famous African-Americans, including lynching victim Emmett Till. If your loved one has been the victim of cemetery re-selling of their plot or grave please call an experienced cemetery lawyer.