Burr Oak Cemetery: More bodies than graves
An unknown number of graves were dug up in the historic cemetery over the last several years and the bodies dumped in the rear of the burial ground so the graves could be resold by the cemetery management. Blues music legend Willie Dixon and civil rights figure Emmett Till are among those buried in the suburban Chicago cemetery.
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Family graves
Shirley Jackson clears the grave marker of her mother after finding it with help from Burr Oak Cemetery's staff. She also found her granddaughter's grave. A year ago, four cemetery workers were arrested in an alleged grave-reselling scheme.
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