"Skeletons in basement" | Lancaster County man arrested in grave robbery case - We've got another Gein! Pennsylvania resident discovered with 100 bodies in basement, bunch of skulls on a shelf!

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/...rata/521-ce1d3874-f290-4385-9f2c-35443cb104a0
https://archive.is/kYZGH

Hot fuckin' damn!

According to the Delaware County District Attorney, around 100 skeletons were allegedly found in the suspect's basement.

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Police have arrested a Lancaster County man after an investigation led them to find human remains in the basement of his Ephrata home.

Speaking at a press conference Thursday afternoon, Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse said that over 100 distinct remains were discovered in the basement of 34-year-old Jonathan Gerlach. Those remains were in various states of decay, ranging from skeletons older than 200 years, to months-old infants.

At this time, officials said there is no clear motive, but the remains are believed to be connected to dozens of grave robberies in Mount Moriah Cemetery in Yeadon, Pa — just outside of Philadelphia.

Rouse said that the remains were found in a variety of states, with some hanging and others pieced together. Several skulls were found displayed on a shelf, he said.

Yeadon Police Chief Henry J. Giammarco Jr. said that the case was "probably the most horrific thing" he had seen over his career in law enforcement.

Yeadon Mayor Rohan Hepkins said that the investigation began when he was notified by members of the Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery group of mausoleum break-ins. Hepkins contacted police, who began patrols in the area.

The investigation led police to identify Gerlach as a suspect, and he was arrested on Jan. 6 as he exited the cemetery. In court documents, police said that Gerlach was in possession of a burlap bag that contained remains including the mummified remains of two small children, three skulls and several other assorted bones.

Police executed a search warrant at Gerlach's residence in Ephrata on Wednesday. During the search, police found over 100 human skulls, two decomposing human torsos and various other remains.

According to court documents, Gerlach faces 574 charges including burglary, abuse of corpse and criminal trespassing. He remains in Delaware County Prison awaiting a preliminary hearing scheduled for Jan. 20.

 

[RollerGator]

Maybe he was going to build an ossuary

 

[pro drivor]

if that's easy why don't more people do that?

those who do generally don't want other people knowing about it


new MKULTRA victim just dropped. hope he wasn't doing dahmer shit with the bodies

 

[mold]

I was going to mock his stupidity because you can literally just buy human bones legally

the elites don't want you to know this but the bones in the cemetary are free this one guy had hundreds in his basement

 

[awoo]

The preliminary hearing is scheduled on the 20th so maybe we'll get more info about the case

 

[whatever I feel like]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=WCj8pGAYZ8c
The preliminary hearing is scheduled on the 20th so maybe we'll get more info about the case

Green blouse girl has certainly stolen my bone.

 

[RodgerDodger]

Y'all are laughing at him now. Wait until his skeleton army comes to free him from the jail and take over the city.

It's Philly. The undead would be a vast improvement.

 

[FatalTater]

Hey kids, wanna see a dead body?
Some true crime mutton-dressed-as-lamb lady has a bit of video from inside the house.
from Murder She Shed

https://preservetube.com/watch?v=m5DYllaf5eQ

There's a short of it too, at least until YT notices.

https://www.youtube.com/@MurderSheShed/shorts

 

[awoo]

This is his music channel, like finding George Floyd's rap career

https://m.youtube.com/@jonathangerlach1928

I'm a normie who's listened to a little bit of My Chemical Romance, Sleeping with Sirens, Bring Me The Horizon, and I'm just not feeling this - not my style

 

[Corpun]

Hey kids, wanna see a dead body?
Some true crime mutton-dressed-as-lamb lady has a bit of video from inside the house.
from Murder She Shed
https://youtube.com/watch?v=m5DYllaf5eQ

https://preservetube.com/watch?v=m5DYllaf5eQ

There's a short of it too, at least until YT notices.

https://www.youtube.com/@MurderSheShed/shorts

How someone can live like this and not think they are unwell is baffling. Shit is genuinely unnerving and I'm amazed no one called the local cops about weird smells and shit. He was selling some of these, but a lot of them look set up for display like they were his own personal collection.

Also hearing all these true crime people mispronounce Ephrata is pissing me off.

 

[FatalTater]

That Chapter covered it too

https://preservetube.com/watch?v=9SOpf-aLb9w

 

[awoo]

And Bruce Rivers

 

[Squid Bitch]

There's a short of it too, at least until YT notices.
https://www.youtube.com/@MurderSheShed/shorts

Spooky Scary Skeletons

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[TheArtilleryman]

Now, I don't condone this, but hear me out... when do the statutes of limitation kick in to differentiate this from archeology? At what point does it go from graverobbing to science?

When you get a permit and promise to give big brother his cut, then its science.

 

[RodgerDodger]

A bit more info. Disasterthon does well researched pieces no AI slop

Had we heard about him murdering and selling custom mumified kittens before?

Also Lauren the Mortician has some leaked footage of his storage