DNA from discarded cigar leads to 2 arrests for human remains stolen from Florida cemetery for ‘shrine’ © Provided by New York Daily News Brian Montalvo Tolentino, left, and Juan Burgos Lopez.
Investigators used DNA from discarded cigars to arrest two suspects who allegedly stole human skulls from a Florida cemetery for use in “religious practices,” the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said.
When investigators initially processed the crime scene, they collected items including multiple cigars and sent them to a lab for DNA testing, the sheriff’s office said.
DNA samples from the cigars were submitted to a database for comparison, and one matched 43-year-old Brian Montalvo Tolentino, a resident of Davenport, the department said.
Detenidos en Florida dos hispanos por profanar tumbas para rituales
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2 arrested for robbing skulls from Lake graves for religious shrine, authorities say
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