Woman Charged With Stealing Remains Of Boyfriend From Cemetary

[matcom]

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In a case Columbia County Detective Wayne Smith calls "twisted and bizarre," a Sheboygan woman was arrested Tuesday night for stealing her boyfriend's remains from the Cambria Cemetery over 10 years ago.

Michael Hendrickson died at the age of 27 in 1992 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Hendrickson's family contacted law enforcement about three weeks ago because they received information his remains had been stolen.

An exhumation revealed Hendrickson's cremated remains were missing from the grave. Memorabilia such as beer and cigarettes that had been buried with him were also gone.

Detectives Smith and Jay Yerges then performed an extensive investigation, ultimately leading them to Karen Stolzmann, now 44.

The detectives executed a search warrant on Stolzmann's home with the assistance of the Sheboygan Police Department. The suspect was hiding.

http://portage.scwn.com/articles/2004/10/27/news/news1.txt

[htuttle]

1. I heard the tail end of this story on our local Madison news this week

And wondered what the heck it was about (heard something about 'stealing a corpse').

Well, at least she didn't eat it! (inside joke for other cheeseheads...).

[aden_nak]

2. "Memorabilia such as beer and cigarettes"

"Memorabilia such as beer and cigarettes that had been buried with him were also gone."

Ah, the good life.