Last week, a tomb raider desecrated this tomb from the 1830s belonging to the Goodnow and Smith families. The Goodnows were one of Sudbury's earliest families that arrived here in the 1600s. According to the Sudbury Town Crier (our local newspaper) a skull, jaw and other bones were found in a local home and a resident was arrested and "charged with wanton destruction of property, wanton or malicious defacement of a tomb and violating interment." He was released without bail and "told to stay away from all human remains, burglar's tools and cemeteries." I find this admonishment somewhat comical.
An earlier post shows this tomb in its hillside setting. It is on the far right.
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Just as an aside, grave robbing was one of the biggest crimes in Ohio during the 19th century. Seems cadavers were needed for medical schools. Law only allowed the bodies of condemned criminals to be used by them.
Strange story. I could easily conform to this verdict...
Weird! What the heck was he doing? Sounds like he might need more than that "admonishment." Maybe some therapy?
This is a good case for community service. I think he should have to do 200 hours over 12 months working in the cemetery. Especially with bereaved families ...
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