Pennsylvania Ghoul
Cops Say His Alleged Crimes Have been Very Sloppy …
Did not Cowl Tracks In Stealing 100 Corpses
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The Pennsylvania man who allegedly stole greater than 100 skeletal stays from gravesites wasn’t precisely a felony mastermind … no less than based on prosecutors.
New authorized docs, obtained by TMZ, make clear how Jonathan Gerlach allegedly went about sloppily turning his Pennsylvania house right into a haunted home.
Prosecutors allege Gerlach left behind tons of proof of his crimes … they discovered cigarettes, Monster Vitality, Liquid Loss of life and NOS Vitality cans within the crypts he allegedly burglarized … and he used his Ace {Hardware} Rewards Card to pay for among the instruments he used to interrupt into the graves.
Cops say they searched Gerlach’s house in Ephrata, PA, and found 100 units of full or partial human stays in his basement.
Within the docs, prosecutors say his household noticed {a partially} decomposed corpse hanging in his basement, however they had been afraid to inform the police.
Prosecutors say Gerlach admitted to promoting among the stays he stole on-line, but it surely was solely a fraction of what was present in his house.
Within the docs, prosecutors say Gerlach focused 4 underground vaults at one cemetery, Mount Moriah, gaining entry by transferring large slabs fabricated from heavy stone and marble.
Prosecutors say Gerlach left behind cigarettes and power drinks subsequent to a plastic tarp containing human stays that was found simply outdoors of a mausoleum.
One other time, prosecutors allege Gerlach left behind cigarette butts, Liquid Loss of life and NOS Vitality drinks. A lot for masking up these tracks.
Prosecutors say that in November cops had been known as to a cemetery the place a mausoleum had been robbed … the marble flooring inside was destroyed and inside they discovered a white, nylon rope with a carabiner nonetheless connected, positioned as if the robber rappelled 10-feet down into the crypt.
Delaware County District Lawyer Tanner Rouse slapped Gerlach with a slew of prices, together with felony mischief, felony trespass, intentional desecration of public monument and abuse of corpse.
