Ex-Caretaker of Bone-Strewn Cemetery Appears in Court

Dale LaPrade was the caretaker at Park Cemetery in Bridgeport, Connecticut where allegedly she allowed new graves to be placed over old ones, thus approving the disposal of old headstones and human remains. She was charged December 6 with felony interference with a cemetery.

The charges suggest that over 130 graves were disturbed to make room for new ones over the last seven years, many of which included the remains of Civil War and Spanish-American War veterans. Relatives of those that were buried in the cemetery complained to police, which led to an inspection in September.

LaPrade did not take any questions from reporters, nor did she make any comments.

See Ex-Caretaker of Bone-Strewn Cemetery Appears in Court, Tucson.com, December 19, 2018.