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Grave Robbers Steal Baby's Remains

Posted by Jen Chaney

The following story sounds like a creepy Halloween-ish tale straight out of an episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." But it actually happened earlier this week at a cemetery in Wisconsin.

According to this article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the remains of an infant buried back in 1925 were dug up and removed from the Bandli Park Cemetery in the middle of the night on Sunday. No other graves were disturbed and nothing else was stolen or damaged. Police are currently investigating the incident and believe it may have been a freaky, random Halloween prank. But I have another theory...

The inscription on the tombstone read simply "Baby Locke." When I saw that, the first thought that popped into my brain was: Whoever dug up this grave is clearly a fan of "Lost." Locke is a crucial character on the ABC series, one who allegedly had special gifts since childhood. And in last season's finale -- spoiler alert ahead for those of you slackers who still haven't gotten around to watching it -- Locke was revealed to be the man in the mysterious coffin shown in the finale of season three.

Of course, even if "Lost" has something to do with this, that doesn't mean this wasn't some sort of crazy prank. But maybe police can start questioning their suspects by asking things like, "Does the term 'Flight Oceanic 815' mean anything to you?" and "Who's hotter, Jack or Sawyer?" If some of the interrogated parties have immediate, passionate answers to those questions, they just might be the ones responsible.

All "Lost" theories aside, I do hope the body is quickly returned to its rightful place so that poor infant can again rest in peace. I feel terrible for any relatives of that baby. The idea of having a loved one's remains disturbed is, well, pretty disturbing.


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Comments

 

maeby said:

ugh disgusting. lock them up. i would be FURIOUS if my childs remains were stolen from the burial site

October 29, 2008 6:35 PM

About Jen Chaney

Jen Chaney is the movies editor and a DVD columnist for washingtonpost.com. Her byline has appeared in The Washington Post, People magazine, USA Today and the Utne Reader as well as various other newspapers around the country. She is the mother of a one-year-old boy, who has not yet learned the word Xanadu. But he will. Trust us, he will.

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