"Special Place In Hell" For Grave Robbers

A man prays over graves at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Ill., Thursday, July 9, 2009, after graves were discovered dug up Wednesday and bodies dumped into unmarked mass graves in an alleged scheme to resell the plots to unsuspecting members of the public. Three men and a woman are facing felony charges after police found what they called "startling and revolting" conditions at the historic cemetery in the south Chicago suburb.

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"Special Place In Hell" For Grave Robbers

Hundreds of families are flocking to the historic cemetery in Alsip to find out what has happened to their loved ones' remains. Authorities say as many as 300 bodies were dug up and their investigation could take months.

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