‘Horror Movie’: Authorities Make Massive Discovery Of Human Remains At PA Home

Pennsylvania authorities made a gruesome discovery after finding more than 100 sets of human remains in a home and a storage unit, calling the discovery a “horror movie come to life.”

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Thirty-four-year-old Jonathan Gerlach of Ephrata, PA, is facing more than 500 charges after the Delaware County District Attorney’s office said police “observed the suspect’s car with numerous bones and skulls in plain view in the back seat of the vehicle” at the Mount Moriah Cemetery on the outskirts of Philadelphia.
The authorities said they were there investigating a string of burglaries of graves and mausoleums from a PA cemetery.
"Gerlach was then seen exiting the cemetery holding a burlap bag, crowbar, and other assorted items,” a press release read. "The offender was brought into custody where he admitted to stealing approximately 30 sets of human remains. Through investigation it is believed that over 100 full or partial sets of human and skeletal remains have been recovered from Gerlach’s home and storage unit in Ephrata, PA."
"Detectives walked into a horror movie come to life... This is an unbelievable scene that no one involved, from myself, to the detectives, to the medical examiners that are now trying to piece together what they are looking at — quite literally — none of them have ever seen anything like this before," District Attorney Tanner Rouse said.
The press release noted some of the Items seized from Gerlach's home.

It included the following:
Over 100 human skulls
Numerous human long bones
Mummified human feet and hands
Two decomposing human torsos
Other assorted skeletal items


Jonathan Gerlach

Gerlach has been charged with more than “450 counts, including 100 counts each of abuse of corpse, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property,” the Fox News story, linked above, reported. The investigation is ongoing.
He remains behind bars with bail set at $1,000,000, and an arraignment hearing is set for January 20.

Much, much more at:
https://redstate.com/katie-jerkovich/2026/01/09/horror-movie-pa-authorities-make-gruesome-massive-human-remains-discovery-n2197968