The Brief
- A new scientific paper details how moss evidence helped solve the Burr Oak Cemetery grave desecration case uncovered in 2009.
- Investigators used plant analysis to determine when graves were disturbed, helping secure convictions.
- The case is now being highlighted as a breakthrough in forensic science involving plant evidence.
ALSIP, Ill. – There is a new twist to the horrific story of grave robbing and desecration at Burr Oak Cemetery.
A scientific paper is revealing new details about how that crime, which was uncovered in 2009, was solved, and it’s elevating some local law enforcement agencies into some pretty impressive scientific company.
The backstory:…