Double-Occupancy Grave
An elderly gentleman passed away in early July 2005 and was buried in a Hondo, Texas cemetery. Relatives visiting the site about two weeks after the burial noticed some plastic wrap sticking out of the dirt. When they tugged at it, they were aghast when they discovered that another person had moved into the grave.
But, this person did not go willingly. Instead, he was a murder victim, wrapped in plastic and duct tape, and placed in the grave by his evil wife and son.
In a fact pattern that sounds more like Hollywood than real life, the wife reported that her husband had packed his bags and moved out at the same time the medical examiner was performing husband’s autopsy.
Wills or intestate succession issues are sure to arise later.
See Family charged in slaying, MySA.com (July 27, 2005).