Alleged tomb-raiding trio arrested in cross-country cemetery spree 'to steal from the dead,' police say

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Central Florida say this trio traveled to cemeteries around the country to break into mausoleum niches and empty them of their valuables. (Orange County Sheriff’s Office) Three alleged tomb raiders from Indiana have been arrested for "disturbing thefts from cemetery niches containing cremated remains" across the "eastern half of the United States," authorities say. Now law enforcement agencies are urging people to check the cemeteries where their loved ones are interred. Twenty cases have been identified in Florida alone. "But detectives believe there could be many more," who just don’t realize they’ve been victimized yet, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida wrote in a post on X. MORE THAN 50 BODIES FOUND DECOMPOSING INSIDE CHICAGO FUNERAL HOME AFTER NEIGHBORS COMPLAINED OF 'STENCH' Angela Christine Gar