Posted on 06/13/2002 11:35:58 AM PDT by FresnoDA
The two men slipped into Newark's Holy Sepulchre Cemetery on a January night in 1999 and crept through the cold stillness of gravestones and crypts. They came upon the mausoleum of Leonard Perna, a bar owner from Orange whose body had lain undisturbed for 13 years. The men smashed through the plexiglass entrance. A heavy marble slab covering Perna's coffin was lifted, and his remains -- which became part of a black-magic ritual -- were stolen. As unholy as the crime may seem, it was only one of a series of body thefts -- including four others in Holy Sepulchre -- authorities say are linked to Palo Mayombe, a religious cult whose priests use human remains in their rituals.That doesn't put Tennessee in a good light, now does it, as archy's article said:
Tennessee still had Colleen's skull. On borrowed money, Martinez unsuccessfully challenged the law requiring the state to hold evidence until all case appeals expire. She now questions whether she will ever get it back from a state that has only executed one murderer since November 1960.Ghoulish state, Tennessee.
For later reading, my, but this is a looooong article.
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