Pennsylvania man allegedly discovered with over 100 units of human stays

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A Pennsylvania man is going through tons of of fees after "over 100 full or partial units of human and skeletal stays" had been allegedly present in his dwelling and a storage unit in a scene a district legal professional described as a "horror film come to life."

Jonathan Gerlach, 34, of Ephrata, Pa., was arrested this week by police who had been investigating a string of burglarized graves and mausoleums on the Mount Moriah Cemetery on the outskirts of Philadelphia, in keeping with the Delaware County District Lawyer's Workplace.

"Detectives walked right into a horror film come to life... That is an unbelievable scene that nobody concerned, from myself, to the detectives to the health workers that are actually attempting to piece collectively what they're — fairly actually — none of them have ever seen something like this earlier than," District Lawyer Tanner Rouse stated Thursday.

"Detectives have recovered an terrible lot of bones at this level, and we're nonetheless attempting to piece collectively who they're, the place they're from and what number of we're , and it’s going to be fairly a while earlier than we've got a last reply," Rouse added, noting that a number of the stays had been months-old infants, whereas others had been tons of of years previous.

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Jonathan Gerlach, 34, was arrested on the Mount Moriah Cemetery on the outskirts of Philadelphia, Pa., on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2025. (Delaware County District Attorneys’ Workplace through AP/Google Maps)

The Delaware County District Lawyer's Workplace stated round 8 p.m. on Tuesday, police were conducting surveillance of Mount Moriah Cemetery "after they noticed the suspect’s automobile with quite a few bones and skulls in plain view within the again seat of the car."

"Gerlach was then seen exiting the cemetery holding a burlap bag, crowbar and different assorted objects. The offender was introduced into custody the place he admitted to stealing roughly 30 units of human stays," it continued.

"By investigation it is believed that over 100 full or partial units of human and skeletal stays have been recovered from Gerlach’s dwelling and storage unit in Ephrata. This investigation stays ongoing," it added.

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The Mount Moriah Cemetery on the border of Philadelphia. (Google Maps)

Gerlach was charged with greater than 450 counts, together with 100 counts every of abuse of corpse, theft by illegal taking and receiving stolen property.

His bail was set at $1 million, with an arraignment listening to scheduled for Jan. 20.

The Delaware County District Lawyer's Workplace stated Jonathan Gerlach was seen exiting Mount Moriah Cemetery this week "holding a burlap bag, crowbar and different assorted objects." (Google Maps)

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"I grieve for many who are upset by this, who're going by means of this, who're attempting to determine whether it is in truth one in every of their family members," Rouse stated.