Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe LAYTON, Utah, July 21 (UPI) -- Someone on a literary cleansing binge has been editing out swear words from the "Murder, She Wrote" series at a library in Layton, Utah. The swear words have been crossed out and replaced with milder words, like "darn," "gosh" or "heck," written in black, purple, green and even pink ink, the Deseret Morning News reported Wednesday. Advertisement In recent months, Charlene Heckert of Layton found five of the 10 "Murder She Wrote" books she has read censored for content, the report said. "It bothers me 'cause I'm trying to read a book," Heckert said. "It's distracting." Pete Giacoma, director of the county library system, said this is a rare situation. "The reality is, catching a person doing it is hard," he said. "Proving it is even harder." Giacoma says readers might mistakenly assume the library censors books. He said the culprit is committing vandalism by the writing on the books, the same as graffiti. Such an act is a class B misdemeanor, punishable by up to a $1,000 fine or six months in jail.
