A Pennsylvania man who was allegedly caught with more than 100 sets of skeletal human remains now faces almost 600 criminal charges.
Jonathan Gerlach, 34, was arrested on Tuesday following an investigation into alleged burglaries at the historic Mount Moriah Cemetery in Yeadon, a borough on the southwest border of Philadelphia. According to a press release from the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office, detectives responded to reports of several desecrated graves beginning in early November 2025. A surveillance operation ensued, and two months later, Gerlach was allegedly caught in the act, “exiting the cemetery holding a burlap bag, crowbar, and other assorted items.”
Inside his car, detectives said they found “numerous bones and skulls in plain view in the back seat.” According to an affidavit obtained by the Daily Times, a local news outlet, the burlap sack contained “two mummified remains of small children, three skulls, and other assorted bones.”…