Grave Robber: A New Charge for an Old Crime

Joseph J. Vecchiarelli, 26, is employed in one of the world’s oldest professions: grave robbing. He stripped corposes of jewelry, gold teeth and other valuables, even dumping bodies (including an infant) on the ground in Waterbury, Connecticut. He is a vivid example why grave robbing is one of the oldest torts and crimes.

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