Showing posts with label Carolyn Towns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carolyn Towns. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Burr Oak Cementery Ex-Director Sentenced

Carolyn Towns


The former director of a historic black cemetery south of Chicago was convicted Friday in a money-making scheme that involved digging up bodies and reselling plots, a development that left still-bitter relatives reliving the grief of not knowing their loved ones' final resting place.

Carolyn Towns, 51, of Blue Island, pleaded guilty Friday and was sentenced to 12 years in prison, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office.