ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Largely untended for decades, the toppled and faded tombstones sit amid long, yellowed grass at All Saints cemetery overlooking Newfoundland’s spectacular Conception Bay.
They were traced back to this Anglican cemetery in the town of about 26,000 people about 20 minutes from St. John’s. “Cases like this, this is the first time that I know of and I was involved in in Newfoundland,” Denic said in an interview.On Thursday, Dawe appeared briefly from jail via video link on charges of indecently interfering with human remains and possession of stolen property.
Archdeacon Sam Rose, executive officer of the Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, said he was told by clergy at the All Saints parish that the remains were taken from a mausoleum-style tomb, with a concrete slab on top of the grave that would likely have been removed during the theft.