Thief Returns Stolen Woman's Ashes

[Kor37 9]

Thief Returns Woman's Stolen Ashes

AP

Posted: 2008-03-13 19:52:10

FOREST LAKE, Minn. (AP) - A Forest Lake woman has her mom's ashes back. Last month, a thief burglarized Michele Siedow's home and stole her mother's ashes. Two days after news media reported the theft, Siedow received the cremains in the mail, in a padded manila envelope.

 

Siedow says she "just started jumping up and down saying, 'I got my mom back! I got my mom back!' " Then she started crying.

 

The thief who struck Siedow's home took electronics, tools and everything in a jewelry box -- including a 5-inch velvet bag with a funeral home's name on it. The bag contained some of her mother's cremated remains.

 

Police are still investigating the burglary and have some leads.

 

A thief with a conscience?

[TJ Phaserman 2]

thats gotta be a first

[Theunicornhunter 2]

Actually, this isn't the first time I've heard of a thief returning someone's ashes. I guess there is a limit to how low someone will sink.

[4456456 0]

good to hear that even people like that will do the right thing sometimes

[KIMIMELA 1]

Purified his negative Karma.

He should return the rest.

[trekz 7]

Karma-schmarma. He may have felt a bit of remorse, but mainly he couldn't sell or pawn it. If he had real remorse he'd return everything.