Man Arrested for Storing More Than 100 Human Skeletal Remains in Home Described as ‘Real-Life Horror Film’

Investigators of the Yeadon Police Department and Delaware County had a shock of their lives when they discovered over 100 human skeletal remains from a Pennsylvania man’s house.

The man, identified as 34-year-old Jonathan Gerlach, had been stealing bones from a local cemetery for at least two months. The case first came to light in November 2025 when a non-profit group reported damage at Mount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon.

The police then started surveying the site. Two months later, around 8 PM on January 6, 2026, the officers came across Gerlach at the cemetery. When they checked his car, they found multiple skulls and bones in the backseat…

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