READ: Five People Charged for Grave-Digging in Evansville, Indiana in Attempt to Break Voodoo Curse
Here’s another bizarre tale straight out of Indiana because, let’s be honest, we’re always keeping an ear out for strange activity in the Hoosier state. This time, the scene involves some New Jersey folks who clearly didn’t read the “Do Not Disturb” signs in a local cemetery.
Oak Hill Cemetery image from Wikipedia.
On a fine October morning, Evansville police got a call about some very peculiar behavior in Oak Hill Cemetery. You know, typical 7 a.m. stuff: four men and a woman were caught digging up a grave. What could go wrong? When an arborist stumbled upon this early morning excavation, the woman involved insisted it was her mother’s grave and she needed to retrieve something buried with her. (Because everyone casually digs up family members at sunrise, right?)
After a quick reality check from the arborist, who informed them that grave-digging isn’t exactly legal, the crew decided to fill in the hole and flee. Of course, the police caught up with them shortly after. But this is where the story takes a real turn: the driver explained that they were digging up the grave because his boss back in New Jersey had a voodoo death curse placed on him.
Yes, you read that right. His Guatemalan boss had apparently received word that some voodoo-related items were buried in Evansville, Indiana, of all places. The mission? To find and remove these cursed objects to save his boss from impending doom. I mean, when your boss asks you to do something, you just say yes, right? Even if it involves a cursed cemetery road trip?
The crew didn’t know the person buried there, and detectives determined that these out-of-state grave-diggers were probably scammed by a fake “witch doctor” who was pulling the strings from afar. Text messages showed evidence of bizarre rituals involving skulls, dolls, and candles, which, according to the detectives, didn’t exactly scream "Evansville vegetation." Who knew Indiana could be so exotic?
Despite all the shenanigans, it seems the New Jersey workers weren’t trying to do any harm—just trying to save their boss from mystical peril. Nevertheless, the group was charged with cemetery mischief and banned from the cemetery for life (and probably death).
So, there you have it: another strange chapter from the annals of Indiana weirdness. Was it a case of gullible workers? A voodoo curse gone wrong? Or just another day in the Hoosier state?
For more high strangeness in Indiana, check out Episode 309: The Predator, Written Confession: The Demon Clown Creature in Indiana, Episode 562: Devin and the Teenage Werewol, Written Confession: Remembering the Red-Eyed Hatman, Ghost Stories from 7 Haunted Libraries Around the World, and Creature Feature Friday: The Beast of Busco.
