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Matthew Fortner, 49, was digging a grave at Baylous Cemetery in preparation for a burial when he allegedly struck the baby casket. Fortner, who has a prior murder conviction, then dumped the casket over a hillside near the gravesite and the baby's corpse ended up in the middle of the cemetery

Gravedigger charged with disgusting act against baby’s corpse at cemetery after couple finds boy’s body

By ALYSSA GUZMAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 09:25 EDT, 5 April 2025 |…
UPDATE: Gravedigger Discarded Infant Boy’s Body on Cemetery Hillside After Accidentally Digging Up His Grave

UPDATE: Gravedigger Discarded Infant Boy’s Body on Cemetery Hillside After Accidentally Digging Up His Grave

On Wednesday, West Virginia police arrested a gravedigger for displacing an infant…
‘There’s a baby’: Gravedigger desecrated infant’s corpse and dumped it over hillside after hitting casket during dig, cops say

‘There’s a baby’: Gravedigger desecrated infant’s corpse and dumped it over hillside after hitting casket during dig, cops say

Inset: Matthew Fortner (West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation). Background: The…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection employee admittedly had gravedigger half-brother strangle wife and young mom with seat belt inside SUV before texting cover-up failed

‘Evil’ CBP employee who plotted ‘heinous’ murder of wife with gravedigger half-brother is sentenced to 40 years in federal prison

Left: Claudia Sanchez Reyes (KTLA). Right: Reyes and Eddy Reyes (KCAL/Santa Ana…