Burr Oak Cemetery debut a new name for Memorial – NBC Chicago

Almost 16 years after a scandal shook a cemetery in the Chicago region, a ceremony of Friends of Burr Oak Cemetery revealed a new name for the monument.

In 2009, the cemetery was on the spot of Cook County's largest crime scene when four employees were accused of excluding the graves for the further clothes of the actions.

“It was very difficult to see and work. And to this day it is difficult,” said commander Jason Moran from Cook County. “It was difficult to understand how this could happen.”

The examination discovered more than 1,500 bones, whereby the sheriff's office determined at least 29 victims. However, the investigators believe that the true number probably counted in the hundreds.

The remains were later restored in cooperation with the Sheriff's office and the friends of the Burr Oak Cemetery on a memorial in the cemetery.

“This is important that the families affected by this tragedy have something that they could see,” Moran told NBC Chicago. “A place where you come or speak a prayer or have a thought and know your loved ones and you will not forget you yourself.”

According to co-founder Tammy Gibson, the monument is referred to as the “remaining circle”.

“We don't want what happened in the past, and I think we want to make sure that everyone who is buried here on the Burr Oak Cemetery rests with dignity and respect,” said Gibson.

The group, which was together by Commander Moran, put flowers on site and lay 29 rocks next to a badge that put the new name.

“It is important that we are reminiscent of this day, this time, and the families and those who have passed on,” said Friends of Burr Oak Cemetery Chairman Edward Boone.