October 28, 2004

Must Have Been Some Stale Brew

Here's a weird story:

A woman is arrested for allegedly stealing her boyfriend's ashes more than a decade ago. Sheriff's officials in Columbia County say the now 44-year-old woman also drank the beer that was buried with him, possibly out of spite for his family. Detective Wayne Smith calls the case "twisted and bizarre." The woman now lives in Sheboygan, where district attorney Joe De Cecco says he'll decide this week whether to file charges. Her 27-year-old boyfriend committed suicide in 1992, and his family contacted police three weeks ago after learning his remains were stolen. An exhumation revealed Hendrickson's cremated remains were missing from Cambria Cemetery in Columbia County. Beer and cigarettes that were buried with him were also missing.