A Pennsylvania man faces more than 500 charges after more than 100 human remains were discovered in his home in a case authorities are calling “a horror movie come to life.”
Jonathan Gerlach, 34, was charged with 26 counts of burglary, 26 counts of criminal trespass, 100 counts of abuse of corpse, 100 counts of receiving stolen property, 26 counts of intentional desecration of public monument, among other related offenses, WPVI reported.
His arrest comes after law enforcement spent months investigating a series of break-ins and desecrations at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, where at least 26 mausoleums and underground vaults containing mostly older burials had been forced open. The break-ins started in November.
Gerlach was found out after he was spotted at the cemetery on Jan. 6 while investigators were conducting surveillance. Authorities saw a vehicle with numerous bones and skulls in the backseat. They learned the car was registered to Gerlach after running the license plates…