PLEASANTVILLE, N.J., July 31 (UPI) -- Pleasantville, N.J., police said Monday the corpse of a 98-year-old woman buried in 1996 was stolen from a mausoleum.
Police Capt. Rocky Melendez said Greenwood Cemetery workers found the Spinelli family mausoleum broken into Friday and the body of 98-year-old Pauline Spinelli missing, the Press of Atlantic City, N.J., reported. Workers said the mausoleum was locked when they groomed the grass Thursday.
Melendez said police are investigating the possibility of a cult group being responsible for the burglary. Bodies have been taken from graves in Middlesex County, N.J., twice in the last two years. Investigators said they believe cult members were involved in those thefts as well.
"At this point, we're keeping our minds and investigate leads open to any possibility," Melendez said. "We're reaching out to our neighboring communities so we can compare notes and see if there are any similarities or dissimilarities to try to get us on a path."
